This Week:
This week, in addition to work done on finalizing the assigned essay, will also be spent in laying the foundation for our next thematic arc.
Whilst the syllabus initially lists Tuesday (10 Feb), as the day for screening Samurai Champloo, we will actually be pushing that series back to Thursday. The reason for this revision is to actually allow for some discussion of Blood: The Last Vampire, a work previously intended for screening earlier in the semester. I do want you all to have the opportunity to see this particular film, as I can see it being a particularly useful site of inquiry for your upcoming research projects.
And that should really be starting to become a bit of a priority for us as we wind down our work on the Close Reading project. The research paper will require some strategizing and forethought, as you will be required to find your own anime series to serve as the foundation for a deeper investigation into issues of race, racialization, and subjective representation. The sooner you start looking, the less likely you will be to find yourself scrambling at the last-minute to find, watch, and write about a work for your rough draft of Essay 2. I have provided a list of potential suggestions under this website's "Supplemental Readings" tab.
Whilst the syllabus initially lists Tuesday (10 Feb), as the day for screening Samurai Champloo, we will actually be pushing that series back to Thursday. The reason for this revision is to actually allow for some discussion of Blood: The Last Vampire, a work previously intended for screening earlier in the semester. I do want you all to have the opportunity to see this particular film, as I can see it being a particularly useful site of inquiry for your upcoming research projects.
And that should really be starting to become a bit of a priority for us as we wind down our work on the Close Reading project. The research paper will require some strategizing and forethought, as you will be required to find your own anime series to serve as the foundation for a deeper investigation into issues of race, racialization, and subjective representation. The sooner you start looking, the less likely you will be to find yourself scrambling at the last-minute to find, watch, and write about a work for your rough draft of Essay 2. I have provided a list of potential suggestions under this website's "Supplemental Readings" tab.