The document summarizes student feedback from Event 4 of the LitSciMed training program. Key points included:
- Students appreciated the relevant and approachable speaker presentations, as well as the opportunity to discuss their work. The location and event structure were also praised.
- Suggested improvements were providing shorter reading lists, more guidance for the poetry discussion when a speaker was absent, and inviting a poet to do a reading.
- The organization, intellectual stimulation from speakers across disciplines, and relaxed atmosphere were highlighted. Some asked for more time for discussion, input from scientists, or preparation for poetry analysis activities.
- Overall, students found the event very well done and said it achieved the right balance of topics
1. This document discusses using poster assignments to promote critical thinking, design literacy, and rhetorical awareness in students.
2. It provides examples of potential poster assignments in the humanities that ask students to synthesize their work into a visual presentation.
3. Guidelines are presented for exhibiting student posters to communicate their scholarly work to a public audience and encourage interactive discussion.
This document discusses modernism and postmodernism in art and culture. It examines how postmodernism emerged in the 1970s as a rejection of modernism's emphasis on realism. Some key characteristics of postmodernism include the breakdown of genres, blurring of fiction and reality, and mixing of high and low cultural references. The document then analyzes Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" music video as an example of postmodern pastiche and intertextuality through its references to classic films like Sunset Boulevard and Vertigo.
Yeats's poem "The Stolen Child" describes a faery attempting to lure a human child away from their world and into the faery world. The faery promises the child wonders like berries and stolen cherries in faery vats, dancing by moonlight, and chasing bubbles by the shore. However, the human world is described as "full of weeping" and troubles, implying it is better for the child to come away with the faery to the waters and wild. The poem draws on the Irish folk belief that faeries would sometimes steal children away to their world.
This document discusses the influence of occultism and mythology on modernist literature, using W.B. Yeats as an example. It explains that many modernist writers, including Yeats, incorporated occult themes and imagery from ancient myths into their works to escape the sterility of modern rational thought. Yeats was a member of occult societies and incorporated these beliefs into his poetry. The document analyzes Yeats' poem "The Two Trees" to demonstrate his occult influences. It argues that supernaturalism continues to inspire writers regardless of social trends away from superstition.
The poem "The Cold Heaven" by W.B. Yeats describes a sudden vision of a cold, rook-filled sky that seems frozen yet burning. This vision drives the speaker's imagination and heart wild, leaving only memories of a long-ago crossed love. The speaker takes blame for things beyond sense or reason, trembling and rocking until overcome by a piercing light. The poem questions whether a soul experiencing death's confusion would be sent out naked and punished by the unjust heavens.
1. This document discusses using poster assignments to promote critical thinking, design literacy, and rhetorical awareness in students.
2. It provides examples of potential poster assignments in the humanities that ask students to synthesize their work into a visual presentation.
3. Guidelines are presented for exhibiting student posters to communicate their scholarly work to a public audience and encourage interactive discussion.
This document discusses modernism and postmodernism in art and culture. It examines how postmodernism emerged in the 1970s as a rejection of modernism's emphasis on realism. Some key characteristics of postmodernism include the breakdown of genres, blurring of fiction and reality, and mixing of high and low cultural references. The document then analyzes Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" music video as an example of postmodern pastiche and intertextuality through its references to classic films like Sunset Boulevard and Vertigo.
Yeats's poem "The Stolen Child" describes a faery attempting to lure a human child away from their world and into the faery world. The faery promises the child wonders like berries and stolen cherries in faery vats, dancing by moonlight, and chasing bubbles by the shore. However, the human world is described as "full of weeping" and troubles, implying it is better for the child to come away with the faery to the waters and wild. The poem draws on the Irish folk belief that faeries would sometimes steal children away to their world.
This document discusses the influence of occultism and mythology on modernist literature, using W.B. Yeats as an example. It explains that many modernist writers, including Yeats, incorporated occult themes and imagery from ancient myths into their works to escape the sterility of modern rational thought. Yeats was a member of occult societies and incorporated these beliefs into his poetry. The document analyzes Yeats' poem "The Two Trees" to demonstrate his occult influences. It argues that supernaturalism continues to inspire writers regardless of social trends away from superstition.
The poem "The Cold Heaven" by W.B. Yeats describes a sudden vision of a cold, rook-filled sky that seems frozen yet burning. This vision drives the speaker's imagination and heart wild, leaving only memories of a long-ago crossed love. The speaker takes blame for things beyond sense or reason, trembling and rocking until overcome by a piercing light. The poem questions whether a soul experiencing death's confusion would be sent out naked and punished by the unjust heavens.
Here is a short paragraph explaining how Yeats' ideas relate to understanding the poem 'The Cat and the Moon':
Yeats' theories about phases of the moon and cycles of existence provide context for understanding his poem 'The Cat and the Moon'. In the poem, the cat Minnaloushe stares at and is troubled by the moon, representing the pull of the spiritual or mystical on earthly creatures. Yeats believed individuals and civilizations progressed through phases analogous to the moon's cycles, with the full moon representing perfection and decline coming after. The cat's shifting eyes lifting to the changing moon phases suggests it is influenced by larger mystical-historical patterns Yeats sought to understand and represent in his work.
Paper no.7.A glossary of selected literary term :- modernism, post modernism.chintavanbhungani123
This document provides definitions and background information on modernism, postmodernism, and ecocriticism. It discusses key influences and trends in each period such as innovations in poetry and novels in modernism that portrayed contemporary life realistically. Postmodernism emerged in reaction to modernism and questioned rational assumptions. It blurred distinctions between high and popular culture. The document was written by Bhungani Chintavankumar N. for a class on Romantic literature and provides contact information at the end.
Bauhaus was an influential art and design school founded in Germany in 1919 by Walter Gropius. It brought together various crafts and fine arts to create functional yet beautiful designs. The school had three directors over its existence: Walter Gropius, Hannes Meyer, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It stressed collaboration between teachers and students and mixing different artistic disciplines. Famous Bauhaus artists and designers included Johannes Itten, Wassily Kandinsky, and László Moholy-Nagy. The school had to close in 1933 under pressure from the Nazi government but its approach to design had a lasting global influence.
This document provides information about an exam assessing literary heritage prose and contemporary poetry. The exam is 1 hour and 30 minutes long, with 60% of the marks coming from a section on Animal Farm and 40% from a contemporary poetry section. In the poetry section, students will answer an question about an unseen poem, exploring how the poet vividly portrays the power of the wind through the language, sounds, structure and effects used. The document provides guidance on how to plan and structure an answer to the unseen poetry question.
WB Yeats was a famous Irish poet whose life experiences strongly influenced his poems. He grew up in Ireland and was involved with the Irish literary revival. Yeats had an intense but unfulfilled love affair with Maud Gonne that inspired several poems. His poems reflected Irish mythology and culture as well as the political changes occurring in Ireland. Events like the Easter Rising in 1916 that marked the shift to a new era in Ireland can be seen reflected in poems like "The Second Coming."
The document contrasts the representations of East (Egypt) and West (Rome) in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Egypt is presented as a place of pleasure, indulgence and freedom of expression, where Antony embraces sensual delights. In contrast, Rome is depicted as strict, duty-bound and focused on politics and morality, with Caesar disapproving of Antony neglecting his responsibilities in Egypt. The document analyzes how Egypt and Rome come to embody feminine and masculine characteristics respectively, and how each civilization views itself and the other.
The document defines and provides examples of different types of literary devices including assonance, personification, simile, metaphor, and imagery. It then provides examples of different types of aural imagery such as alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia. Finally, it includes short excerpts from poems and novels as examples of these literary devices in use.
1. The document discusses the relationship between Islam and postmodernism.
2. Postmodernism challenges the idea of ultimate principles and denies the existence of scientific or religious truths that can fully explain reality. However, postmodernism cannot ultimately justify itself under its own principles.
3. The document explores how postmodernism relates to fundamentalism and ethno-religious revivalism. It also examines continuity between postmodernism and the past.
4. For Muslims, modernism led to issues like oppression, corruption, and unequal wealth distribution. The document ponders how postmodernism could be understood and applied in an Islamic context.
Jean-François Lyotard was a French philosopher known for articulating postmodernism after the 1970s and analyzing its impact on the human condition. He opposed universals, meta-narratives, and generality, rejecting grand theories like progress of history. Most famously, in The Postmodern Condition, Lyotard proposed an "incredulity towards meta-narratives," arguing we no longer believe grand narratives adequately represent us all.
The Bauhaus school was founded in Germany after World War 1 during a time of political and cultural upheaval. It aimed to combine craftsmanship with mass production techniques through its workshop-based teaching approach. Some key characteristics of the International Style it pioneered included rejecting ornamentation in favor of functionality, asymmetry and regularity over symmetry, and grasping architecture in terms of space rather than mass. The school shifted locations and leadership over time as its focus and politics changed, and was ultimately closed by the Nazi regime in 1933.
Symbolism was a literary movement that began in 1886 as a reaction against rigid French poetry. It aimed to use symbols to represent ideas and emotions rather than directly expressing them. Key features included obscure references open to multiple interpretations, repetition for suggestive effect, and using colors and language figuratively rather than literally. Major symbolist poets were Wallace Stevens, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, and W.B. Yeats. The movement sought to express the subconscious and blend perceptions in a way that moved fluidly between objective and subjective experience.
The document discusses the concept of an "IxD Bauhaus" which could be defined as a return to purity and honesty in visual interaction experiences, with a focus on content rather than visual elements. It draws parallels between the historical Bauhaus movement in architecture/art and the current interaction design field. Specifically, it suggests the IxD Bauhaus could focus on authentic digital experiences rather than nostalgia, learning lessons from the original Bauhaus like emphasizing construction/structure over celebration of materials, and ensuring familiarity without sacrificing brand identity.
The document discusses recurring themes in W.B. Yeats' works. Time is a major theme, often portrayed negatively as the true enemy that damages beauty and causes regret. Death and the afterlife are also frequent themes, with Yeats questioning what comes after and seeking solace in an eventual reunion or renewal. Nature is portrayed both positively and negatively, sometimes as a source of harmony and sometimes volatility. Yeats uses opposites to emphasize concepts that are at odds, like youth and age, or his idealized past and the modern world.
The students provided positive and negative feedback on Event 5. Positively, they noted interesting lectures and discussions on a wide range of topics. They appreciated opportunities to network with other students. However, some critiques included that Day 1 lacked structure and was too brief, not allowing time to view collections at Blythe House. The location and accommodation also received some criticism for not being optimal.
The document summarizes a student's experience taking an Introduction to Scientific Literature course. The student initially thought it would take a PhD to understand research articles but learned to read and summarize five articles to write a research paper. The course required attending seminars to learn how to focus on main ideas and terms. It also allowed students to interact with guest speakers and get a better understanding of their work. While challenging, working on an annotated bibliography and review paper throughout the semester helped the student learn an efficient system to complete the difficult final project. Overall, the student felt the course was a great test of endurance that provided necessary skills and preparation for future studies.
This document outlines strategies for using reading materials to promote speaking in the ESL classroom. It discusses how reading and speaking skills are connected and can be developed together. The document provides theoretical background on reading and communicative language teaching. It also gives guidelines and an example lesson plan for using literature to increase vocabulary, cultural knowledge, and generate in-depth classroom discussions. The lesson plan example walks through preparing students, discussing a Langston Hughes poem, and having students engage in role plays or writing to demonstrate comprehension.
This document discusses flipping the classroom, which involves students interacting with course content before class and using class time for active learning. It provides examples of how to flip a class, including putting lectures online in various formats and offering pre-class assessments and multiple learning modalities. Student feedback about flipping is positive, noting benefits like increased confidence and a stronger sense of community. The document also gives tips for accountability and resources for faculty interested in flipping their courses.
Here is a short paragraph explaining how Yeats' ideas relate to understanding the poem 'The Cat and the Moon':
Yeats' theories about phases of the moon and cycles of existence provide context for understanding his poem 'The Cat and the Moon'. In the poem, the cat Minnaloushe stares at and is troubled by the moon, representing the pull of the spiritual or mystical on earthly creatures. Yeats believed individuals and civilizations progressed through phases analogous to the moon's cycles, with the full moon representing perfection and decline coming after. The cat's shifting eyes lifting to the changing moon phases suggests it is influenced by larger mystical-historical patterns Yeats sought to understand and represent in his work.
Paper no.7.A glossary of selected literary term :- modernism, post modernism.chintavanbhungani123
This document provides definitions and background information on modernism, postmodernism, and ecocriticism. It discusses key influences and trends in each period such as innovations in poetry and novels in modernism that portrayed contemporary life realistically. Postmodernism emerged in reaction to modernism and questioned rational assumptions. It blurred distinctions between high and popular culture. The document was written by Bhungani Chintavankumar N. for a class on Romantic literature and provides contact information at the end.
Bauhaus was an influential art and design school founded in Germany in 1919 by Walter Gropius. It brought together various crafts and fine arts to create functional yet beautiful designs. The school had three directors over its existence: Walter Gropius, Hannes Meyer, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It stressed collaboration between teachers and students and mixing different artistic disciplines. Famous Bauhaus artists and designers included Johannes Itten, Wassily Kandinsky, and László Moholy-Nagy. The school had to close in 1933 under pressure from the Nazi government but its approach to design had a lasting global influence.
This document provides information about an exam assessing literary heritage prose and contemporary poetry. The exam is 1 hour and 30 minutes long, with 60% of the marks coming from a section on Animal Farm and 40% from a contemporary poetry section. In the poetry section, students will answer an question about an unseen poem, exploring how the poet vividly portrays the power of the wind through the language, sounds, structure and effects used. The document provides guidance on how to plan and structure an answer to the unseen poetry question.
WB Yeats was a famous Irish poet whose life experiences strongly influenced his poems. He grew up in Ireland and was involved with the Irish literary revival. Yeats had an intense but unfulfilled love affair with Maud Gonne that inspired several poems. His poems reflected Irish mythology and culture as well as the political changes occurring in Ireland. Events like the Easter Rising in 1916 that marked the shift to a new era in Ireland can be seen reflected in poems like "The Second Coming."
The document contrasts the representations of East (Egypt) and West (Rome) in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Egypt is presented as a place of pleasure, indulgence and freedom of expression, where Antony embraces sensual delights. In contrast, Rome is depicted as strict, duty-bound and focused on politics and morality, with Caesar disapproving of Antony neglecting his responsibilities in Egypt. The document analyzes how Egypt and Rome come to embody feminine and masculine characteristics respectively, and how each civilization views itself and the other.
The document defines and provides examples of different types of literary devices including assonance, personification, simile, metaphor, and imagery. It then provides examples of different types of aural imagery such as alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia. Finally, it includes short excerpts from poems and novels as examples of these literary devices in use.
1. The document discusses the relationship between Islam and postmodernism.
2. Postmodernism challenges the idea of ultimate principles and denies the existence of scientific or religious truths that can fully explain reality. However, postmodernism cannot ultimately justify itself under its own principles.
3. The document explores how postmodernism relates to fundamentalism and ethno-religious revivalism. It also examines continuity between postmodernism and the past.
4. For Muslims, modernism led to issues like oppression, corruption, and unequal wealth distribution. The document ponders how postmodernism could be understood and applied in an Islamic context.
Jean-François Lyotard was a French philosopher known for articulating postmodernism after the 1970s and analyzing its impact on the human condition. He opposed universals, meta-narratives, and generality, rejecting grand theories like progress of history. Most famously, in The Postmodern Condition, Lyotard proposed an "incredulity towards meta-narratives," arguing we no longer believe grand narratives adequately represent us all.
The Bauhaus school was founded in Germany after World War 1 during a time of political and cultural upheaval. It aimed to combine craftsmanship with mass production techniques through its workshop-based teaching approach. Some key characteristics of the International Style it pioneered included rejecting ornamentation in favor of functionality, asymmetry and regularity over symmetry, and grasping architecture in terms of space rather than mass. The school shifted locations and leadership over time as its focus and politics changed, and was ultimately closed by the Nazi regime in 1933.
Symbolism was a literary movement that began in 1886 as a reaction against rigid French poetry. It aimed to use symbols to represent ideas and emotions rather than directly expressing them. Key features included obscure references open to multiple interpretations, repetition for suggestive effect, and using colors and language figuratively rather than literally. Major symbolist poets were Wallace Stevens, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, and W.B. Yeats. The movement sought to express the subconscious and blend perceptions in a way that moved fluidly between objective and subjective experience.
The document discusses the concept of an "IxD Bauhaus" which could be defined as a return to purity and honesty in visual interaction experiences, with a focus on content rather than visual elements. It draws parallels between the historical Bauhaus movement in architecture/art and the current interaction design field. Specifically, it suggests the IxD Bauhaus could focus on authentic digital experiences rather than nostalgia, learning lessons from the original Bauhaus like emphasizing construction/structure over celebration of materials, and ensuring familiarity without sacrificing brand identity.
The document discusses recurring themes in W.B. Yeats' works. Time is a major theme, often portrayed negatively as the true enemy that damages beauty and causes regret. Death and the afterlife are also frequent themes, with Yeats questioning what comes after and seeking solace in an eventual reunion or renewal. Nature is portrayed both positively and negatively, sometimes as a source of harmony and sometimes volatility. Yeats uses opposites to emphasize concepts that are at odds, like youth and age, or his idealized past and the modern world.
The students provided positive and negative feedback on Event 5. Positively, they noted interesting lectures and discussions on a wide range of topics. They appreciated opportunities to network with other students. However, some critiques included that Day 1 lacked structure and was too brief, not allowing time to view collections at Blythe House. The location and accommodation also received some criticism for not being optimal.
The document summarizes a student's experience taking an Introduction to Scientific Literature course. The student initially thought it would take a PhD to understand research articles but learned to read and summarize five articles to write a research paper. The course required attending seminars to learn how to focus on main ideas and terms. It also allowed students to interact with guest speakers and get a better understanding of their work. While challenging, working on an annotated bibliography and review paper throughout the semester helped the student learn an efficient system to complete the difficult final project. Overall, the student felt the course was a great test of endurance that provided necessary skills and preparation for future studies.
This document outlines strategies for using reading materials to promote speaking in the ESL classroom. It discusses how reading and speaking skills are connected and can be developed together. The document provides theoretical background on reading and communicative language teaching. It also gives guidelines and an example lesson plan for using literature to increase vocabulary, cultural knowledge, and generate in-depth classroom discussions. The lesson plan example walks through preparing students, discussing a Langston Hughes poem, and having students engage in role plays or writing to demonstrate comprehension.
This document discusses flipping the classroom, which involves students interacting with course content before class and using class time for active learning. It provides examples of how to flip a class, including putting lectures online in various formats and offering pre-class assessments and multiple learning modalities. Student feedback about flipping is positive, noting benefits like increased confidence and a stronger sense of community. The document also gives tips for accountability and resources for faculty interested in flipping their courses.
This document summarizes a classroom activity where students in 1st and 2nd ESO wrote short stories. For the 1st ESO students, the stories focused on a theme of the city and showed creativity. For 2nd ESO, most students only summarized myths from their textbook rather than writing original stories. While grammar and vocabulary use was generally good, the 2nd ESO stories lacked creativity. Overall, the activity was more successful for stimulating creative writing and language use among the 1st ESO students.
This document outlines the Schoolwide Enrichment Model for reading (SEM-R), which aims to increase reading achievement and address the needs of talented readers. It discusses three phases: Phase 1 exposes students to a wide range of books and employs questioning to engage students. Phase 2 involves supported independent reading with individual conferences. Phase 3 allows student-directed explorations through interest-based activities. The goal is to encourage joyful, challenging, and self-directed reading through choice, skill development, and creative opportunities that develop students' interests.
The document is about a lesson plan for an 8th grade English class. It focuses on descriptive and recount texts. Students will listen to and respond to short, simple descriptive and recount monologues to interact with their environment. They will analyze the generic structure and language features of recount texts, including orientation, events in chronological order, and reorientation. As an example, it provides a short recount text titled "My Adolescence" and questions about it.
The flipped classroom model allows students to receive content as homework by watching lectures and documentaries before class. This prepares students to apply what they've learned during class time through interactive activities and discussions. With content delivered asynchronously outside of class, teachers can take on more of a facilitator role in class to guide students as they work through problems and apply the concepts themselves. This makes class time more communicative and effective for learning compared to traditional teacher-centered lectures.
This document provides an overview of the author's experience teaching two different Freud texts - Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis and Civilization and Its Discontents - to undergraduate students in two courses, Mosaic 851 and 852. The author details the background of the courses and core curriculum, difficulties teaching the Introductory Lectures text, and a decision to substitute Civilization and Its Discontents. The author then describes implementing an action research project to study teaching Civilization and Its Discontents, collecting data on student experiences, and concluding that Freud's works can be made accessible to undergraduate students through varied teaching methods.
The student teacher had their first site visit observing Kindergarten and first grade classes. In Kindergarten, two reading groups were taught a story but there was not enough time for a planned follow up activity due to engaging discussions. The afternoon group had fewer distractions and finished the story. For first grade, an internet safety lesson went long due to student discussions, but adjustments were made for the second lesson to improve timing while still meeting objectives.
This document summarizes an observation of a Year 11 Music lesson focusing on the Baroque period. It provides ratings for elements of intellectual quality, quality learning environment, and significance according to a rubric. For intellectual quality, it found deep knowledge but uneven deep understanding among students. It observed higher-order thinking in performing but not analysis activities. For quality learning environment, it saw strong student engagement and support, though some were disengaged. It noted some use of background and cultural knowledge, but few connections beyond the classroom.
This document outlines a lesson plan for teaching group leaders how to facilitate Jewish text studies. It includes an introduction explaining the value of text studies, as well as sections on different text study methods like chavruta (paired learning), close reading, and bibliodrama. The lesson aims to help group leaders understand key concepts about Jewish texts, measure the success of text studies, and feel confident leading text studies themselves.
This document is a daily lesson log for an English class focusing on vocabulary development. The teacher presents lessons on analyzing context clues, determining meanings of unfamiliar words and idiomatic expressions, and comparing presentations of topics in different genres. Students practice these skills by analyzing excerpts from stories like "The Hands of the Blacks" and "The Soul of the Great Bell". Formative assessments evaluate students' understanding, and the log tracks students' mastery and need for remediation. The teacher reflects on teaching strategies, student performance, and areas for improvement.
This lesson plan aims to teach English to 4th grade students at a lower secondary level (B1-B2) through analyzing Roald Dahl's story "What Would You Change?". The plan includes general objectives of improving reading, communication, confidence skills. Specific objectives are to introduce English literature, learn about Dahl's topics, review grammar and increase vocabulary. Activities include prereading, reading chapters over weeks, vocabulary, film viewing, discussions, dramatized dialogues, and analyzing values themes. Student progress will be assessed on comprehension, grammar, expression, and analysis skills. The teachers designed an innovative approach but have not tested it in a real classroom context.
This presentation explores the necessity to look at authenticity in the ELT classroom and particularly the need to use real literature for teaching language.
This document discusses using effective and affective literature in English language teaching. It begins by asking questions about key concepts like what is real, authentic, effective and affective. It then discusses considerations for the Argentine context and possibilities for exploiting literature in exams. Various strategies are proposed for using literature, including keeping reading diaries, storytelling projects, drama activities and asking real questions in circle time. Websites with related resources are also listed.
1) The document describes a model of embedded library instruction for a Latin American Civilization course where the librarian worked closely with the professor to design research assignments and multiple library instruction sessions tailored to the course content and goals.
2) Student feedback showed that the embedded approach helped them learn research skills better than one-shot sessions, and their skills and comfort with the library increased.
3) The document advocates collaborating closely with faculty, starting with one course, and providing evidence of student learning to gain support for expanding embedded instruction across departments.
This lesson plan is for a 4th grade English class and focuses on Easter celebrations around the world. The lesson aims to raise students' intercultural awareness by comparing Greek Easter traditions to those of other cultures. A variety of speaking, reading, and writing activities are used, including games, to engage students and teach new vocabulary related to Easter in an interactive way. The teacher evaluates whether the plan effectively meets students' needs and interests.
The document outlines the curriculum for different grade levels, including genres of literature, elements of poetry, grammar concepts, and enduring understandings. It provides examples of literary works that will be covered, as well as assignments on argumentation, letters, African culture, and Egyptian literature. Requirements, outputs, assessments, and learning profiles are also defined for students.
Victorian medicine and masculinity at home and abroadLitSciMed .
This document discusses Michael Brown's lecture on the topic of Victorian medicine and masculinity. The first half of the lecture explores how 19th century doctors compared themselves to soldiers and invoked language of war and heroism. This military metaphor became dominant and served political ends by framing medicine as public service. Literature from this time period also portrayed doctors heroically. The Crimean War further conflated medical and martial masculinities. By the 1850s, medical discourse was saturated with war imagery and concepts of martial masculinity, influenced by growing nationalism and imperialism.
This document discusses various perspectives on things and objects from the fields of philosophy, sociology, and cultural studies. It explores how objects can assert themselves as things when they stop functioning for human subjects. It examines the distinction between objects and things, and how things exist beyond just their signified use or meaning. It also looks at how humans exist in relation to objects, and how objects can act as quasi-subjects that help construct social relationships and individual identities. The document advocates studying the role of material objects in shaping culture.
This document provides a list of scholarly sources to read about thing theory and the study of objects and material culture. It includes books and articles that discuss objects from perspectives such as commodity and consumer culture, literary representations of things, philosophical understandings of objects and object-oriented ontology, psychoanalytic approaches, and the social lives and meanings of everyday things. Major authors mentioned include Arjun Appadurai, Jean Baudrillard, Jane Bennett, Bill Brown, Bruno Latour, Daniel Miller, and Sherry Turkle.
Glass Reflections by Isobel Armstrong examines the use of mirrors and reflections in literature. It analyzes how mirrors are used as a metaphor for self-reflection and identity. The book also discusses how mirrors challenge conventional notions of reality by calling into question the boundaries between the real and the reflected.
The Man in the White Suit is a 1951 British film about a textile chemist named Sidney Stratton who invents an indestructible synthetic fabric called the "white suit." The film examines Stratton as an eccentric scientist obsessed with his experiment. It also depicts the realistic 1950s British textile industry and laboratories of the time, as well as themes of industrial innovation, the public perception of science, and the conflict between lone inventors and corporations. Stratton's fabric threatens the business models of the textile industry firms who seek to suppress his invention.
This document discusses a sextant from 1792 that is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. It provides details on the object, including that it was signed by the maker Jesse Ramsden in London. The document also discusses the manufacture of the sextant and Ramsden's dividing engine technique. Previous owners of the sextant are mentioned, including John Ommaney who served on a voyage to China in 1792-3, and Admiral Purey-Cust who eventually donated it to the museum. An interpretation of the sextant is also provided in one of the museum displays focusing on the invention of the sextant.
The document summarizes feedback from 14 students who attended Event 3 of the LitSciMed Project in July 2010. Key highlights included:
- Students enjoyed tours of the National Maritime Museum and Royal Institution, as well as handling original manuscripts and other archival materials.
- Educational sessions with Crosbie Smith and David Knights were praised as inspirational and for modeling interdisciplinary approaches.
- Students benefited from networking with others from different disciplines but united by common research interests.
- Suggested improvements included providing hotel recommendations, distributing readings more evenly, and allowing more time for exploration of the museum sites.
The document discusses various papers and objects related to Romantic-era scientists like Humphry Davy and Michael Faraday. It notes that Davy's papers at the Royal Institution help place him in the cultural context of his time. Science was conducted not just in dedicated laboratories but also portable setups that could be used in fields or homes. The document also discusses collections at the Linnean Society containing the papers of William Swainson, a lithographer and artist who struggled financially from his scientific career in Regency-era Britain. His system of classification failed to catch on. The interrelated stories discussed provide context about the period between 1800-1830 in Britain.
This document provides guidance for students preparing a scholarly edition of a manuscript. It asks them to describe the manuscript, transcribe it faithfully, and explains why examining the original manuscript is important. It also addresses how to handle mistakes, revisions, different versions, and annotations in the transcription and edited text. The goal is to produce an edition that faithfully represents the original while making it accessible to modern readers.
The document discusses various papers and objects related to Romantic-era scientists like Humphry Davy and Michael Faraday. It notes that Davy's papers at the Royal Institution help place him in the cultural context of his time. Science was conducted not just in dedicated laboratories but also portable setups that could be used in fields or homes. The document also discusses collections at the Linnean Society containing the papers of William Swainson, a lithographer and artist who struggled financially from his scientific career in Regency-era Britain. His system of classification failed to catch on. The interrelated stories discussed provide context about the period between 1800-1830 in Britain.
This document provides an overview of an exhibit at the National Maritime Museum focused on food, cooking, and dining on 18th century ships. The exhibit includes paintings depicting life onboard ships, an interactive section showing a ship interior, and a section exploring culinary cultures such as that of Tahiti. All images in the exhibit are property of the National Maritime Museum.
This document discusses social constructionism and its key assumptions of taking a critical view of common knowledge, understanding knowledge as historically and culturally specific, and knowledge being sustained through social processes where knowledge and action are linked. It provides a quote from The Third Policeman about something faultless and delightful that reminded the author of something unfamiliar.
The document discusses the Transit of Venus in 1769. Pictures from the event are owned by the National Maritime Museum. The rare astronomical event involves the planet Venus passing directly between the Earth and the Sun, allowing scientists to measure the distance between Earth and Venus.
This document describes four Polynesian artifacts collected during Captain Cook's voyages in the late 18th century, including a wooden spear from before 1778, a Kotiate (Wooden Hand Club) from before 1773, and depicts spears, clubs, and depictions of shooting walruses. All of the artifacts and pictures are owned by the National Maritime Museum.
The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at University College London is holding the LitSciMed Film Competition. The competition invites entrants to create short films up to 5 minutes in length on topics related to their research. The goal is to explore alternative media for presenting scholarly content. Entries must be uploaded to YouTube by June 1, 2010. The top 3 entries will receive prizes. Copyrighted material from other sources can be used if they are acknowledged and credited properly under Creative Commons licensing. A variety of resources for images, film clips, and sound effects that can be used within Creative Commons guidelines are provided.
The document discusses the use of objects in literary and scientific research. It references Matthew Baillie's 1793 work "The Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Body" which examined changes in bodily structures from diseases. It also mentions Joanna Baillie's "Introductory Discourse" to her plays which explored how objects like an "unquiet mind" or "restless eye" can engage an audience's attention. The document poses questions about how objects could be used in text-based research and how researchers could incorporate objects into their own work.
What sort of a Narrative is the Clinical Case Report?LitSciMed .
What sort of a Narrative is the Clinical Case Report?
Brian Hurwitz
Professor of Medicine and the Arts, KCL
A talk based on: Hurwitz B Clinical Cases and Clinical Case Reports: Boundaries and Porosities. In: Morisco B, Turchetti G, Calanchi A, Castellani G.(eds) The Case and the Canon Gottingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Unipress (In Press) expected date publication Autumn 2010
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1. Event 4
Questions Three best things Things to change or improve
Responses
Student 1 The speakers were specifically relevant to my The reading lists for some of the presentations were
PhD, and they all gave excellent presentations. rather lengthy – for convenience I would prefer to have
They were also extremely approachable and I was more journal articles to read and 1 or 2 core books.
able to discuss with them in-depth issues that I In the last event we were not given a ‘lead’ to help us
could not have asked about in front of the rest of with our poetry appreciation; this was due to a speaker
the group as it was specific to my area of having to return home due to family illness. This was
expertise. unforeseen, and could not be avoided, but we could have
The location was easy to get to, and I would now done with some help to clarify our varying opinions on
consider visiting both universities to meet with the poems.
staff and use their facilities. I cannot see any other ways in which it could have been
The structure of the events was well planned out, improved – it was an excellent training event!
with day 1 concentrating on philosophy of
science / epistemology, and the following day
applying what we had learned to approaching
poems in a practical way.
Student 2 Hasok’s lecture Focus of second day seemed to be on analysing poetry,
Sharon’s party was a great opportunity to chat to not on looking at the reasons why poetry is useful for
peers. This may seem like a minor point but for LitSciMed. I would have shifted the focus slightly.
the past events (not including the first one) there
seemed little opportunity to mix.
Student 3 All the speakers were excellent – enthusiastic, Tea and coffee on arrival? A small thing but we were
well-prepared and expert in their fields. gasping! Especially those that had travelled to the event
It was such a friendly event – I didn’t know many that morning (not myself).
people but it felt very relaxed and it was so kind Perhaps invite a poet to give a reading?
of Sharon Ruston to host the dinner, this made it Nothing else I can think of, I really enjoyed the event and
2. feel even more friendly and welcoming. Thank thought it was well-organised and really interesting.
you! Thanks again!
I liked the structure of the events –
History/Sociology of Science in Day 1, Science
& Poetry on Day 2, with plenty of breaks. It was
intellectually very stimulating, but therefore also
tiring so good to have breaks between each
session.
Student 4 Very well composed programme; it made sense, More input from scientists' viewpoints
it was interesting, good mix of topics. The Maybe put group work on the first day, so participants
preparation - although taking up quite some time get to know each other sooner (but as it fitted with the
- was very helpful for the event and in general topic of the second day this could not have been done at
John Holmes's lecture was brilliant, both in terms event four)
of content and style of presentation The information about what to prepare for the event was
Friendly atmosphere spread over several emails and thus a bit disjointed and
hard to keep everything in mind
I very much enjoyed the event and found it enormously
interesting and helpful for my project. Thank you!
Student 5 Only three? This will be hard to narrow down! The group work on poems we had brought could perhaps
First, the range of speakers from different have culminated in something like a group presentation
disciplines. on one of the poems.
John Holmes’ inspirational talk on science and Sorry, I can’t think of anything else – it was excellent!
poetry.
Hasok and David’s talks and discussions on SSK.
Student 6 Talks were varied and insightful, from different More scientists and those from medical backgrounds
disciplines Another seminar-like session with small groups (perhaps
Relaxed atmosphere one a day?)
Well organised A more precise list of preparatory work, I felt it a little
hard to follow the lists given and to prioritise the
3. necessary work from the suggested work
Student 7 I thought the standard of the speakers was I think that the poetry workshop at the end of day 2
particularly high, even compared to the other would have been a little more useful if the group leaders
events so far, across both days had all been at the rest of the event, or even at the rest of
The provision for socialising with the other that day.
attendees was both useful and enjoyable – I’m concerned (although not certain) that the very Eng
especially impressed that Sharon opened her Lit-heavy second day wasn’t made approachable enough
house to us, in a staggeringly generous move! for those of us who came from other disciplinary
As ever, it was good to be alongside people from backgrounds. I’m from English myself so I got a lot out
different periods and disciplines of the day, but I wonder if it might have been confusing
and/or irritating in places for some others.. I think
English has to tread more carefully than other disciplines
here because it always runs the risk of coming across as
presumptuous.
Student 8 The organisation of the second day was particular The discussion/seminar sessions on day one, whilst
conducive to targeted discussion in the final useful, could, I think, have been improved through the
session. Having been given two talks with use of small-group work. I felt that there was a lack of
intellectual tools and questions, it was then far direction to the discussion, particularly in the science
more constructive to apply these to the selected communication session, and this would have been helped
poems that to simply have discussion without this had there been a period for groups of four or five people
background. to analyse in more detail some of the sources before
I was particularly impressed by John Holmes’ returning for a roundtable. The same went for the session
paper. It covered a lot of ground, but gave on discussing the format/validity of the scientific paper.
justification for the importance of the kinds of Although very interesting and informative, the two
study which LitSciMeders are carrying out. It is lectures on day two assumed a great deal of knowledge
easy to feel marginalised in a discipline (or multi- (to my mind) about the current state of play in English
discipline) such as this, and it was encouraging to literature scholarship. It should be an assumption of the
hear, in a very well-articulated manner, exactly speakers that they are talking to a group of graduate
how our own research can contribute to the wider students who work in an interdisciplinary environment,
4. scholarly debate in such things. and therefore are not necessarily well-versed in the
The two introductory talks one day one – Hasok’s practices/approaches of any one discipline. A leaf, I
on Philosophy of Science, and James’ on the think, could be taken out of the talks given on day one
development of HSTM – were accessible, well- (see above).
organised, and covered all the key concepts that Although the discussion of poems was useful, I felt as
are necessary in understanding how approaches to though we could have been better prepared. Breaking the
history and philosophy of science have shifted students down into small groups right at the end was a
over the last fifty years. good idea, but surely it would have been more
worthwhile to indicate which students would be in which
groups prior to the Event? This way, we would have been
able to pay special attention (as the group leaders were
able to) to the poems and commentaries of those with
whom we were working. I had read all of the material on
the social space, but felt it would have been more
worthwhile to concentrate on the poems of those in my
group.
Student 9 Meeting other researchers working in similar I was extremely tired by the end of the first day so could
areas to me. not concentrate properly on the last session as I would
I enjoyed the two poetry sessions in particular. have wished. If another break had been possible on the
They were extremely useful for me in terms of first day during the afternoon, even if just a quick one
thinking about my work that would have been good.
I found that the combination of historical and I can’t think of anything else – I thought the whole thing
philosophical material on day one and then in was fantastic and there really wasn’t anything else I think
depth work on poetry on day two worked really could have been improved.
well together. There was variety, but the ideas
worked well together.
Student 10 Meeting the delegates and discussing our research Perhaps a more in depth comparative study of
projects methodologies? Something that could help us develop
The John Holmes talk – his enthusiasm was our own (hybrid?) method.
5. inspiring I thought the group work was interesting, but wanted
Comparing the methods of History/Philosophy of more. Maybe a more focused exercise? Or more time?
Science/Technology to those of Literary I really can’t thing of anything else. The event was great!
Criticism.
Student 11 The sessions on day one were pitched to the I would have liked more time to discuss the poems in the
perfect level – challenging and yet accessible. We final workshop. We weren’t able to look at some of the
were introduced to new ways of thinking about chosen texts as closely as we might have done.
the history and philosophy of science. I was We may have benefited from more time at the end of day
unfamiliar with the sociology of scientific two to share our findings from the group work in the
knowledge until James Sumner’s session, but final workshop.
came away from it with plenty of food for More coffee on the first day would have been good! – we
thought, much of which can be directly applied in were flagging somewhat before it was provided in the
my current research. afternoon.
It was brilliant to get the chance to meet and
discuss ideas with people who were engaged in
exciting research. I found that their interests often
touched on similar themes to my own, but they
were also highly diverse, and a great source of
new information and ways of thinking. We were
give ample opportunity to mix with other
delegates and with the speakers both during the
breaks in the day and at the enjoyable dinner
hosted by Sharon Ruston.
I found John Holme’s session highly engaging
and thought-provoking. Coming from a literature
background myself, I thought he made an
excellent case for poetry’s special importance as a
means to conceptualising our subjective
experience.
6. Student 12 the small group discussions about our poem For the discussion period at the end of James Sumner’s
assignments talk, I think it would have furthered the discussion—even
Hasok Chang’s lecture though it was already a great discussion—if we were
John Holmes’ lecture given debate questions to mull over prior to the event.
As always, it was a great event and I’d have to be too
inventive to come up with criticisms. Thanks again,
Sharon.
Student 13
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