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Mwindo is the son of a chief named Shemwindo. Due to a prophecy, Shemwindo planned to kill all his sons. Mwindo's birth was preceded by difficulties and he was surrendered in a basket to the river. He was saved and later sought revenge on his father by burning down his village. After further trials and lessons, he achieved rank and honors, becoming a great chief and spreading wisdom.
1st midterm open latest 2
This document provides instructions for a two-part analysis assignment on fairy tales and fantasy works of literature. For part one, the student must analyze Beauty and the Beast using three different frameworks - Propp's elements, psychological elements relating to children, and historical elements appealing to adults. For each framework, the student must identify relevant elements from the story and give other examples. For part two, the student must explain how four different fantasy works fit into categories of fantasy fiction by referring to specific passages and what elements in those passages demonstrate the categories.
Final folktales
Tom Davenport is an independent filmmaker and distributor living in Delaplane, Virginia who graduated from Yale University. He began his career working with documentary filmmakers in New York and made his first independent film in 1969. In 1970, he started an independent film company with his wife Mimi Davenport. They are best known for a series of live action American adaptations of traditional folktales called "From the Brothers Grimm". Their most recent film Willa: An American Snow White was their first feature length film and won the Andrew Carnegie Award in 1998.
Cinderellas
The document summarizes common story elements found in fairy tales featuring a character like Cinderella:
1. A young beautiful girl loses or is abandoned by her mother and mistreated by a stepmother and/or stepsisters, being forced into menial service.
2. She is aided by supernatural powers and allowed to attend a celebration/ball where she meets a prince.
3. Through an identifying item like a lost shoe, ring, etc. she is identified as the one the prince falls in love with and marries, with good triumphing over evil.
Class one
This document discusses children's literature and its various forms and genres. It lists different perspectives from which children's literature can be viewed, such as from parents, educators, psychologists and more. It then instructs groups of 4 students to discuss books and films that were important to them as children, how the books were presented to them, and whether they were read to or introduced through television or movies. The groups are asked to make a list of favorites from when they were little to their teenage years and note any works that had an impact on their lives. Finally, it provides reading assignments from specific texts on fairy tales.
Midterm #1 list of terms and names
This document contains a list of names including fairy tale characters like Snow White and Cinderella as well as names like Saba, Lugh, Epona, Ash, Emmi, Mercy, Jack, Maev, Nero, and names from different cultures such as Anh Mei Hsu and Rose Hsu Jordan. It also lists terms for methods of criticism including Feminist Criticism, Queer Theory, and Kyriarchy/Intersectionality.
Short paper assignment folktales
This document outlines an assignment to analyze and compare five fairy tales - Snow White, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast - based on elements identified in critical essays by Lois Tyson and Marcia K. Lieberman. Students must use quotes from both the fairy tales and critical essays in each paragraph. The analysis should interpret quotes from the tales to show underlying meanings, and find quotes from the essays that provide psychological depth beyond superficial outcomes like marriage. The paper must be at least two pages and follow MLA formatting.
Folktales presentation
This document discusses how folktales and fairy tales socialize children into patriarchal gender norms. It summarizes Lois Tyson's analysis of common folktales like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White, noting how they encourage feminine passivity, depict marriage as women's only goal, and portray good women as submissive, virginal, and in need of male rescue. The document also discusses Marcia K. Lieberman's analysis of patterns in folktales, such as beautiful girls being initially punished but later rewarded without agency, and poor girls being chosen by princes based on their beauty alone. Students are asked to analyze these tales using Tyson and Lieberman's frameworks and
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Mwindo is the son of a chief named Shemwindo. Due to a prophecy, Shemwindo planned to kill all his sons. Mwindo's birth was preceded by difficulties and he was surrendered in a basket to the river. He was saved and later sought revenge on his father by burning down his village. After further trials and lessons, he achieved rank and honors, becoming a great chief and spreading wisdom.
1st midterm open latest 2
This document provides instructions for a two-part analysis assignment on fairy tales and fantasy works of literature. For part one, the student must analyze Beauty and the Beast using three different frameworks - Propp's elements, psychological elements relating to children, and historical elements appealing to adults. For each framework, the student must identify relevant elements from the story and give other examples. For part two, the student must explain how four different fantasy works fit into categories of fantasy fiction by referring to specific passages and what elements in those passages demonstrate the categories.
Final folktales
Tom Davenport is an independent filmmaker and distributor living in Delaplane, Virginia who graduated from Yale University. He began his career working with documentary filmmakers in New York and made his first independent film in 1969. In 1970, he started an independent film company with his wife Mimi Davenport. They are best known for a series of live action American adaptations of traditional folktales called "From the Brothers Grimm". Their most recent film Willa: An American Snow White was their first feature length film and won the Andrew Carnegie Award in 1998.
Cinderellas
The document summarizes common story elements found in fairy tales featuring a character like Cinderella:
1. A young beautiful girl loses or is abandoned by her mother and mistreated by a stepmother and/or stepsisters, being forced into menial service.
2. She is aided by supernatural powers and allowed to attend a celebration/ball where she meets a prince.
3. Through an identifying item like a lost shoe, ring, etc. she is identified as the one the prince falls in love with and marries, with good triumphing over evil.
Class one
This document discusses children's literature and its various forms and genres. It lists different perspectives from which children's literature can be viewed, such as from parents, educators, psychologists and more. It then instructs groups of 4 students to discuss books and films that were important to them as children, how the books were presented to them, and whether they were read to or introduced through television or movies. The groups are asked to make a list of favorites from when they were little to their teenage years and note any works that had an impact on their lives. Finally, it provides reading assignments from specific texts on fairy tales.
Midterm #1 list of terms and names
This document contains a list of names including fairy tale characters like Snow White and Cinderella as well as names like Saba, Lugh, Epona, Ash, Emmi, Mercy, Jack, Maev, Nero, and names from different cultures such as Anh Mei Hsu and Rose Hsu Jordan. It also lists terms for methods of criticism including Feminist Criticism, Queer Theory, and Kyriarchy/Intersectionality.
Short paper assignment folktales
This document outlines an assignment to analyze and compare five fairy tales - Snow White, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast - based on elements identified in critical essays by Lois Tyson and Marcia K. Lieberman. Students must use quotes from both the fairy tales and critical essays in each paragraph. The analysis should interpret quotes from the tales to show underlying meanings, and find quotes from the essays that provide psychological depth beyond superficial outcomes like marriage. The paper must be at least two pages and follow MLA formatting.
Folktales presentation
This document discusses how folktales and fairy tales socialize children into patriarchal gender norms. It summarizes Lois Tyson's analysis of common folktales like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White, noting how they encourage feminine passivity, depict marriage as women's only goal, and portray good women as submissive, virginal, and in need of male rescue. The document also discusses Marcia K. Lieberman's analysis of patterns in folktales, such as beautiful girls being initially punished but later rewarded without agency, and poor girls being chosen by princes based on their beauty alone. Students are asked to analyze these tales using Tyson and Lieberman's frameworks and
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Rapunzel
1) A childless couple longs for a baby. The wife craves rapunzel from a nearby walled garden belonging to a feared sorceress.
2) The husband retrieves rapunzel but is caught by the sorceress, who agrees to their child in exchange. She names the baby girl Rapunzel.
3) At age 12, the sorceress locks Rapunzel in a tower, visiting by calling up for her long hair. A prince hears Rapunzel singing and plans to visit her.
Beauty and the Beast
This summary provides the key details from the document in 3 sentences:
Beauty agrees to stay with the Beast to save her merchant father's life after he picks a rose for her and angers the Beast. She finds the Beast's enchanted castle well-appointed with everything she could need for comfort and amusement. Though frightened of the Beast, Beauty retains her courage and virtue, hoping her sacrifice will allow her father to live and return home safely.
Snow White
Snow White is a fairy tale about a beautiful princess with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony. She is raised by her stepmother, a vain queen who is threatened by Snow White's beauty and asks a huntsman to kill her. The huntsman spares Snow White and brings back the heart of a wild boar instead. Snow White finds refuge with seven dwarfs and keeps house for them. The jealous queen, in disguise, tricks Snow White twice using poisoned accessories but is eventually defeated when Snow White is revived.
The sleeping beauty in the wood
The Sleeping Beauty tells the story of a princess who is cursed by an evil fairy to prick her finger and die on her 17th birthday. A good fairy modifies the curse so that the princess will instead fall asleep for 100 years until awakened by a prince's kiss. On her 17th birthday, the princess pricks her finger and falls asleep along with the entire castle. Exactly 100 years later, a prince discovers the sleeping princess and awakens her with a kiss, breaking the enchantment. They fall in love and are married.
Cinderella
Cinderella is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, but her fairy godmother helps her attend the king's ball. At the ball, Cinderella dances with the prince but must flee before midnight, losing one of her glass slippers. The prince searches for the woman whose foot fits the slipper, and Cinderella is revealed as the beautiful woman from the ball when her foot fits the slipper. She marries the prince and lives happily ever after.
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This document discusses concepts related to patriarchy, feminism, and gender norms. It presents lists of stereotypes and expectations for women and men under patriarchal systems, such as expectations around emotions, careers, relationships and more. The document also discusses how these norms are taught from an early age through folktales and cultural lessons. Students analyze how these norms impact and damage individuals and society, and consider whether they are changing. They are asked to find relevant quotes from assigned readings and discuss how their own views have changed through class discussion.
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Sororities provide opportunities for sisterhood through intimate friendships, loyalty, trust, and emotional and physical affection. However, they can also encourage conformity, dependence on men, and exclusion from some activities typically associated with empowerment like sports or protest movements. While sororities nurture caring bonds, they may also involve backstabbing, cliques, and dishonesty between members.
Brotherhood
This document discusses characteristics of male-centered groups such as fraternities, sports teams, and militaries. It notes that these groups emphasize camaraderie, loyalty, and proving one's toughness through activities like hazing. They also tend to have hierarchical structures and encourage members to suppress emotions, take risks, and avoid seeking help.
First class
This document outlines a course on women in literature through the ages. It will examine how gender roles and cultural expectations are socialized through folktales told to children and the representations of women in various stages of life in literature. The course will analyze works including folktales, young adult fiction like Blood Red Road, The Joy Luck Club which explores the mother-daughter relationship, short stories by women of color and lesbians, and Tillie Olsen's novella Tell Me a Riddle about an old woman. Students will discuss concepts of sisterhood and brotherhood, complete a reading from Lois Tyson on feminist criticism, and read 100 pages per week from assigned works.
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This document outlines the reading and assignment schedule for a literature course on women and literature for the spring semester. It includes:
1) Readings from feminist criticism books and folktales like Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast due in mid-April.
2) Assignments on those folktales and the novel Blood Red Road in late April.
3) Readings in May from books like the Joy Luck Club and course reader essays on mothers and daughters.
4) More assignments and quizzes on those works through mid-May.
5) Final readings in June include Tell Me a Riddle and an essay on aging women, culminating in a final exam and essay at
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This document provides information about the ELIT 21 Women In Literature course being offered in Spring 2019. It introduces the instructor Judy Hubbard and provides her contact information. The course will examine how literature influences gender identity at different stages of life by reinforcing patriarchal roles and cultural norms. Students will analyze how factors like class, race, culture and sexual orientation impact women as writers and characters. Required readings include Women and Literature: Reading Through the Ages course reader and novels by Moira Young, Amy Tan and Tillie Olsen. Students will be evaluated based on quizzes, papers, exams and class participation. The instructor's website provides additional resources and encourages use of electronic devices for notes.
2nd midterm open latest
This document provides instructions for a midterm assignment analyzing the story "Forever" and categorizing it as realistic fiction. Students must identify at least 5 elements from the story that fit criteria for realistic fiction from a handout. For each element, they should give the specific part of the story that represents it, quote the relevant words, and explain how that part shows the element. The analysis should be double spaced, typed, no more than 2 pages, and does not need an essay format.
Open book midterm #1. part 2
This document provides instructions for a multi-part exam assignment on folktales and fantasy fiction. For part 1, students must analyze the folktale "Bluebeard" using Propp's folktale elements, Bettelheim's analysis, and identify two repeated themes or motifs along with other stories that contain the same themes. For part 2, students must explain how four fantasy pieces fall into different categories of fantasy fiction by using evidence from each story. The assignment must be typed, brought to class, and students can use the campus print shop if needed.
1st midterm open latest 2
This document provides instructions for a two-part analysis assignment on fairy tales and fantasy works. For part one, students are asked to analyze Beauty and the Beast using three different frameworks: Propp's elements, Bettelheim's analysis, and repeated themes/motifs found in other stories. For part two, students must explain how four different fantasy works fit into categories of fantasy fiction by citing details from the texts.
1st midterm open latest 2
This document provides instructions for a two-part analysis assignment on fairy tales and fantasy works. For part one, students are asked to analyze Beauty and the Beast using three different frameworks: Propp's elements, Bettelheim's analysis, and repeated themes/motifs found in other stories. For part two, students must explain how four different fantasy works fit into different categories of fantasy fiction by citing details from the texts.
1st Midterm list of names
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm collected and published folktales from German-speaking regions, including Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Rapunzel, and The Frog King. Charles Perrault published folktales from France, including Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper, Blue Beard, and Puss in Boots. Walt Disney adapted several of the Brothers Grimm's tales into animated films such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Cinderella. Jim Henson created The Wonderful World of Oz and Charlotte's Web.
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This document compares and contrasts Disney movies, films by Duvall, works by Davenport, and productions by Henson. It notes that Disney movies glorify individualism and American values but have one-dimensional characters, while Duvall's works recreated classics but were not innovative. Davenport's creations developed youth and empowered audiences, and Henson's works were daring, emphasized character values, and blurred reality and fantasy.
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1) A childless couple longs for a baby. The wife craves rapunzel from a nearby walled garden belonging to a feared sorceress.
2) The husband retrieves rapunzel but is caught by the sorceress, who agrees to their child in exchange. She names the baby girl Rapunzel.
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This summary provides the key details from the document in 3 sentences:
Beauty agrees to stay with the Beast to save her merchant father's life after he picks a rose for her and angers the Beast. She finds the Beast's enchanted castle well-appointed with everything she could need for comfort and amusement. Though frightened of the Beast, Beauty retains her courage and virtue, hoping her sacrifice will allow her father to live and return home safely.
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The sleeping beauty in the wood
The Sleeping Beauty tells the story of a princess who is cursed by an evil fairy to prick her finger and die on her 17th birthday. A good fairy modifies the curse so that the princess will instead fall asleep for 100 years until awakened by a prince's kiss. On her 17th birthday, the princess pricks her finger and falls asleep along with the entire castle. Exactly 100 years later, a prince discovers the sleeping princess and awakens her with a kiss, breaking the enchantment. They fall in love and are married.
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Cinderella is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, but her fairy godmother helps her attend the king's ball. At the ball, Cinderella dances with the prince but must flee before midnight, losing one of her glass slippers. The prince searches for the woman whose foot fits the slipper, and Cinderella is revealed as the beautiful woman from the ball when her foot fits the slipper. She marries the prince and lives happily ever after.
Feminism and Patrarchy
This document discusses concepts related to patriarchy, feminism, and gender norms. It presents lists of stereotypes and expectations for women and men under patriarchal systems, such as expectations around emotions, careers, relationships and more. The document also discusses how these norms are taught from an early age through folktales and cultural lessons. Students analyze how these norms impact and damage individuals and society, and consider whether they are changing. They are asked to find relevant quotes from assigned readings and discuss how their own views have changed through class discussion.
Class 2: Feminism and Patriarchy
This document discusses introducing concepts of patriarchy and feminism through an in-class exercise. Students are asked to work in gendered groups to identify societal expectations and norms for "good/bad" women and "real/inadequate" men. They then share their lists and discuss where these roles come from and how they impact individuals and society. The discussion is meant to help students examine their own views on patriarchy and feminism in relation to assigned readings. Students are also asked to analyze how folktales teach early gender norms and complete related homework.
Sisterhood
Sororities provide opportunities for sisterhood through intimate friendships, loyalty, trust, and emotional and physical affection. However, they can also encourage conformity, dependence on men, and exclusion from some activities typically associated with empowerment like sports or protest movements. While sororities nurture caring bonds, they may also involve backstabbing, cliques, and dishonesty between members.
Brotherhood
This document discusses characteristics of male-centered groups such as fraternities, sports teams, and militaries. It notes that these groups emphasize camaraderie, loyalty, and proving one's toughness through activities like hazing. They also tend to have hierarchical structures and encourage members to suppress emotions, take risks, and avoid seeking help.
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This document outlines a course on women in literature through the ages. It will examine how gender roles and cultural expectations are socialized through folktales told to children and the representations of women in various stages of life in literature. The course will analyze works including folktales, young adult fiction like Blood Red Road, The Joy Luck Club which explores the mother-daughter relationship, short stories by women of color and lesbians, and Tillie Olsen's novella Tell Me a Riddle about an old woman. Students will discuss concepts of sisterhood and brotherhood, complete a reading from Lois Tyson on feminist criticism, and read 100 pages per week from assigned works.
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1) Readings from feminist criticism books and folktales like Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast due in mid-April.
2) Assignments on those folktales and the novel Blood Red Road in late April.
3) Readings in May from books like the Joy Luck Club and course reader essays on mothers and daughters.
4) More assignments and quizzes on those works through mid-May.
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This document provides information about the ELIT 21 Women In Literature course being offered in Spring 2019. It introduces the instructor Judy Hubbard and provides her contact information. The course will examine how literature influences gender identity at different stages of life by reinforcing patriarchal roles and cultural norms. Students will analyze how factors like class, race, culture and sexual orientation impact women as writers and characters. Required readings include Women and Literature: Reading Through the Ages course reader and novels by Moira Young, Amy Tan and Tillie Olsen. Students will be evaluated based on quizzes, papers, exams and class participation. The instructor's website provides additional resources and encourages use of electronic devices for notes.
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This document provides instructions for a two-part analysis assignment on fairy tales and fantasy works. For part one, students are asked to analyze Beauty and the Beast using three different frameworks: Propp's elements, Bettelheim's analysis, and repeated themes/motifs found in other stories. For part two, students must explain how four different fantasy works fit into different categories of fantasy fiction by citing details from the texts.
1st Midterm list of names
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm collected and published folktales from German-speaking regions, including Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Rapunzel, and The Frog King. Charles Perrault published folktales from France, including Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper, Blue Beard, and Puss in Boots. Walt Disney adapted several of the Brothers Grimm's tales into animated films such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Cinderella. Jim Henson created The Wonderful World of Oz and Charlotte's Web.
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