Thinking Activity : Cultural studies unit 1

Thinking Activity : Cultural studies unit 1

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In our study we have learned about culture and cultural studies. This blog is an educational work of thanksgiving for the activity on Cultural and Cultural Unit 1. The work is given by Dil. Dilip Barad, head of the English department. So let's see.



  Question : What is 1 culture?


  Culture is the way of life, behavior, beliefs, values ​​and symbols of a group of people, and they are generally accepted without thinking about them, and they go through communication and imitation from one page to the next. Culture is a symbolic conversation.

  Culture means that it was something coming from the past that was thought out and made perfect. Today's culture is about today's time. Everyday thinking, sound life is important.


  Question : What is 2 cultural studies?

  Cultural studies, interdisciplinary field related to the role of social institutions in cultural shape.

  As Patrick Brantliger points out, cultural studies are not a coherent, cohesive movement with a fixed agenda, but a loose coherent set of trends, issues, and questions. Marxism, Post-Structuralism and Postmodernism, Feminism, Gender Studies, Ethnography, Religion, Sociology, Gender and Ethnic Studies, Film Theory, Urban Studies, Public Policy, Popular Culture Studies, and Postcolonial Studies: Elements that focus on social and cultural forces. Which either creates a community or causes division and climax.


Question : Four goals of cultural studies.

  Cultural studies is an interdisciplinary field of academic study that draws from other disciplines such as history, ethnography .National and political science. The goal of cultural studies is to analyze and understand how cultures are constructed and how they evolve over time.


First, cultural studies transcend the limits of a particular discipline, such as literary criticism or history.

Second, cultural studies are politically engaged.

Third, cultural studies reject the division of "high" and "low" or elite and popular culture.

Fourth, cultural studies analyze not only cultural work, but also the means of production.

Q: How is the understanding of 'power' at the center of cultural education?

  Cultural studies reads power with critical understanding, it makes students, scholars, politically incorrect. Being in the majority, C.S. It is also difficult to survive in the wheels of academia.


The power of capitalism :

Where power comes from?

How it's exercised?

How one can read or write power?

Six source of civic power :

Physical force

Wealth

State Action

Social norms

Ideas

Numbers

How power exercised?


Three law of power  :

Power is never static :

Power is like water :

Power is compounds :

Indian Poetics: Prof. Vinod Joshi's expert lectures

Iindian Poetics Prof. Vinod Joshi's expert lectures

             introduction about: Vinod Joshi

Gujarati language poet, writer and literary critic, Vinod Joshi is famous for his poetry "Sairandhri" written in Sterlia. His long poem, 'Shikhandi' is based on the character of Shikhandi in the Mahabharata.

  He has been nominated for many awards such as:



      (1) Jayant Pathak Puraskar ( 1985 )

     (2) Critic's Award ( 1986 )

     (3) Kavishwar  Dalpatram Award ( 2013 )

     (4) Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar ( 2015 )

     (5) Narsinh Mehta Award ( 2018 )

     (6) Kalapi Award ( 2018 )

We have a workshop on Indian poetic subject by Dr.Vinod Joshi Sir in the Department of English, Maharaja KrishnakumariSinhji Bhavnagar University..

At the start of the lecture he began the lecture "What is Criticism?" When it was a common question, a very simple committee of criticism and Indian mimansa was presented.


 ભરતમુનિ = રસ સંપ્રદાય

આનંદવધૅન = ધ્વનિ સંપ્રદાય

કુંતક = વક્રોક્તિ સંપ્રદાય

વામન = રીતિ સંપ્રદાય

ભામહ = અલંકાર સંપ્રદાય

ક્ષેમેંદ્ર = ઔચિત્ય સંપ્રદાય

Indian ideology emphasizes the process, while Western Criticism emphasizes the outcome.Indian mythology is very famous for its elegance in describing its process. Sound is natural, while language is artificial.
                 


" विभानुभावव्यभिचारी संयोगात रसनिष्पत्ति । "


વિભાવ

વ્યભિચારી ભાવ

અનુભવ

સંયોગ


1. વિભાવ :-

જેના આધારે રસ નિષ્પન્ન થાય તે.
વિભાવના મુખ્ય બે પ્રકાર છે :

1. આલંબન ભાવ
ઉદાહરણ :- શકુંતલા, દુષ્યંત,

2. ઉદીપન ભાવ
ઉદાહરણ : લતામંડપ , વાતાવરણ.


2. અનુભાવ :-

પ્રતિક્રિયા તે અનુભાવ.

ઉદાહરણ.

દુષ્યન્ત ને જોઇને શકુંતલાનું લજ્જાઈ જવું.


3. સંચારી ભાવ :-

અસ્થાયી ભાવ.


4. સંયોગ  :-

ઉપરના ત્રણેય ભાવ જયારે ભેગા થાય ત્યારે સંયોગ થયો એમ કહેવાય. આ ચારેેેય ભાવ ભેેગા થઈને રસ નિષ્પન્ન કરે છે.

The next day, Sir vinod Joshi discussed the nine permanent prices after explaining how the language is produced by a little emotion, sensation, and thought before explaining the rhetoric of Bhamah. These are the nine fixed prices:

રતિ = શૃંગાર રસ

શોક = કરુણ રસ

ઉત્સાહ =વીર રસ

ક્રોધ =રૌદ્ર રસ

હાસ= હાસ્ય રસ

ભય= ભયાનક રસ

જુગુપ્સા = બિભત્સ રસ

વિસ્મય = અદ્ભુત રસ

શમ /નિરવદ = શાંત રસ

"That is what Rasa for us."

In addition, Bharat muni gave four rhetoric explaining the rhetoric :-

ભટ્ટ લોલ્લટ

શ્રી શંકુક

ભટ્ટ નાયક

અભિનવગુપ્ત

અને તેઓએ આપેલા અલંકાર વિશેના મતોની ચર્ચા કરી હતી.

1. Bhatt Lollat: -

This theory he gives is called "creationism." According to him, there is no interest. Interest has to be generated.


  2. Mr. Shankuk: -

Mr. Shankuk Bhatt does not agree with Lollat's vote. Mr. Shankuk says that one has to guess at what exactly it is not of interest. We are expected to guess what happens. The representation is estimated in four ways:
         


 (1)  યથાર્થ પ્રતિતિ / સમયર્થ પ્રતિતિ

 (2)  મિથ્યા પ્રતિતિ

(3) સંશય પ્રતિતિ

(4)  સાદ્રશ્ય પ્રતિતિ


3. Bhatt Nayak: -

The opinion of Bhatt Nayak is called generalization or Bhuttoism. Bhatt Nayak says that the issue is not only of the audience but also of the audience and the interest is felt when they both reach the same level in the price and experience.

4. Abhinavagupta: -

According to Abhinavagupta's view, the play is of interest. Enlightenment is realized. Thus, the next day, the nine ropes mentioned above and four ornithologists and their opinions were discussed.

આ દિવસે શ્રી વિનોદ જોશીએ આનંદવધૅનના ધ્વનિશાસ્ત્રની ચર્ચા કરી હતી. આ પહેલા તેમણે કલા વિશે ખુબ જ ઉપયોગી માહિતી આપી હતી અને કહ્યું હતું કે ભર્તૃહરિના મત મુજબ,

"કલા વગરનો માણસ શિંગડા અને પૂંછડા વિનાનો પશું છે "

In addition, he specifically stated that no language is ever destroyed, but it grows.
Then he discussed the main three syllables. The three passwords are as follows:

 (1).  અભિધા
Abhidha means the direct meaning of any sentence.

 (2). લક્ષણા
Attention means not the direct meaning of any sentence but the close meaning.

 (3). વ્યંજના
The meaning of the consonant is quite different from what is said.

In this lecture of the day, Sir vinod Joshi explained by example the many types of poems in the three types of sound. He discussed in detail the three main types of sound. These three types are:

 (1). વસ્તુ ધ્વનિ
(2). અલંકાર ધ્વનિ
(3). રસ ધ્વનિ


આ દિવસે શ્રી વિનોદ જોશી સરે ભામહના અલંકારશાસ્ત્રની ચર્ચા કરી હતી.


Ornaments are not natural but applied.


ભામહ એ અલંકારવાદી વિવેચક ગણાય છે.

બોલવું એની સાથે વ્યકતિમતતા જોડાયેલી છે.


" तददोषो  शब्दार्थौ  सगुणं  अलंकृत  पुनःवाद: ।"

અલંકાર યથાસ્થાને વપરાયેલો હોવો જોઈએ.

અલંકાર ઓતપ્રોત હોવો જોઈએ, અડોઅડ નહીં.


આમ, વિનોદ જોશી સરે ભાલણ અને પ્રેમાનંદના નળાખયાનના ઉદાહરણ દ્વારા  અલંકારશાસ્ત્રની સમજૂતી આપી હતી.

Thus, all the above information is about our entire seven-day discussion on Indian poetry by Dr. Po Vinod Joshi Sir. We had a great seven days. This memory will always remain in my heart. I am very grateful to Dr. Vinod Joshi Sir and Dr. Dilip Bard Sir for organizing this knowledge and wonderful session

Workshop on Quality and Authenticity of web resources.

Workshop on Quality and Authenticity of web resources.

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Readers!

     

Here is my blog on quality and Authenticity on sources.
  Workshop is organized by Dilip Bard Sir of the English Department.
  Source Academic Assessment Rubric (illustration) represents the development of a critical approach that has adopted and utilized websites in analyzing student resources for Turnitin.


Introduction :

We live in 21st century of the world of technology and Internet exploration, where all the research is done under the digital platform. Therefore, the question in our minds is .What is the trust and reliance on these web resources, whether or not they are reliable and what is the quality of their products and information.

  Trinity-prevention stolen students have created a rubric for students to evaluate resources that are mostly checked by students and whether we can use them for educational purposes and research.

  Source Academic Assessment Rubric (illustration) represents the evolution of the critical approach that Trinity has adopted and utilized in the analysis of student resources.


Rubric was created by academic experts for students. The rubric is made on five criteria.


(1) Authoritative
 (2)  Educational value
(3)  Intent
 (4) Originality
 (5) Quality
       

Three websites:
   (1) https://www.wikipedia.com
    (2) https://www.britannica.com
    (3) https://www.sparknotes.com


(1) https://www.wikipedia.com

   Authoritative : 3 mark

In authentic I give Wikipedia 3 points. A Wikipedia site is a very or well-regarded site that references, cites, and provides good content.

 

   Educational value: 3 mark
 
The Wikipedia site for educational value is the source of respectable content.


   Intent : 4 mark
 
Wikipedia is considered a high source that provides a highly respected source of content. The purpose is that Wikipedia is meant to provide many resources and inform users.

   Originality : 2 mark
 
The Wikipedia site offers users some original content

   Quality : 2 mark
    Wikipedia quality standards. The specific problem is that the summary section is longer, this is longer than our actual article.

   (2) https://www.britannica.com

   Authoritative : 4 mark
 
Britannica has worked with the world's leading partner organizations and experts. The site does a great job of providing us with high quality information and links, the information is well-regarded, well-cited, written by a skilled author.


   Educational value: 3 mark

   Britannica is good for educational purposes. Its contents instructional goal. The goal of Britannica's extensive knowledge, all with the goal of helping the world's psyche and finding information with confidence.

   Intent : 4 mark

Britannica Knowledge Expert Network. To support the needs of our growing audience around Britannica and this term.

   Originality: 3 mark

   Those contents are original but are collected sources that provide the original source for some time.

   Quality : 3 mark
  Good content is provided with quality and short content of Britannica sources.

(3) https://www.sparknotes .com

    Authoritative : 3 mark

    Educational value : 3 mark

    Intent : 2 mark

   Originality : 3 mark

   Quality: 4 mark

All three websites have different types of rubric evaluations. It offers reliable resources.

Thinking Activities : Digital Humanities :

Thinking Activities : Digital Humanities :

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  Here is my blog on digital humanities. Digital humanity is a part of our syllabus. This task given by Professor Dilip Bard Sir in English department of bhavnagar university.

 Question :  Define Digital Humanity?

In its original digital humanity, for many years, one has resembled the usual methodological view of investing or researching, arguing, competing, and collaborating with a particular set of texts.

  Digital Humanities, also known as Humanities Computing, is a field of study, research, teaching and discovery that deals with the intersection of computing and the humanities disciplines. It is methodical by nature and is interdisciplinary in scope. These include investigation, analysis, synthesis and presentation of information in electronic form. It studies how these media affect the disciplines they use, and how these disciplines contribute to our knowledge of computing.

  Question : What is doing in the English department?

  Matthew G. Write three of the six reasons given in the article by Kirschbaum. after numerical input, text is the most traitable data type to be manipulated by a computer. Images, audio Dio and vice versa, there is a long tradition of text-based data processing that was also within some of the capabilities of the early computer system and has been given research for decades at the heart of stylistics, linguistics and author attribution studies. Belongs to the English department. Of course, there is a long connection between computers and compositions, and the richer they are in their lineage.


  There is an openness to the cultural studies of English departments, where computer and other objects of digital content culture have become the focus of objects analysis. I'm thinking of a Stewart Hall reader here and an example of others around the Sony Man Command who are hipster ipad old.

  Question : Do you think there is a need for literature study / research?

  Yes, we think digital humanity is needed in the teaching research of literature. Digital humanity is very important for studying literature and literature research. Digital tools are very useful for the study of literature. The digital platform is completely based on a variety of tools and languages. While research is also very important in the language.

  Question : As it helps in the study of English language literature, can it help in the study / research of local language literature (i.e. Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu etc.)?

  Yes. Digital humanity helps to study / research literature written in the vernacular. There are many languages ​​on the digital platform that are used by digital tools. It can help write other languages ​​or it will help translate one language into another.

Thinking Activities John Keats

Keats: Finding out approaches to Death in Literature

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Here is my blog on Thinking Activity on John Keats: Finding out approaches to Death in Literature given by Dr. Heenaba Zala, Department of English.


In our curriculum we have a romantic literature paper in which a unit about John Keats and we learned about his poetry. His poem about death. Therefore, our work is about how death is usually done by other authors in the literature. First we talk about John Keats and his poem about death, and how we usually deal with death by other writers. Task given by Professor D amaina Heena ma'm Zala of the English Department.


  When we hear the word "death" we fear that something is wrong with us and our loved one. People do not want to hear and talk about death. Death is the reality cycle of our lives. We know why one day death brings more fear to us than death. People are scared to death. We are scared about the death of the one we love. Death came at a time in our lives. Why we do not accept the reality of life. People do not want to talk about death. But we can see that in literature, writers have a tendency toward death. In various forms of literature we can see that many authors use the theme of death. Death is the most beloved and favorite subject for the author. Death is the law of nature. We cannot disturb it; if we try to do so, it leads to our destruction.


  Not only is the literary description of death busy with the tragic scene of death or personal loss, but the concept of death can be understood as the site of many speculations and fantasies, and as a metaphor for many social issues. Literature can also discuss death through metaphors and characterization. Literature can provide us with ways to approach death and imagination from different perspectives. Some literary genres (illusions) have been deliberately written as reactions to the loss of a favorite thing or person, and can serve as a consolation for those who suffer from literature. Death exists in the literature on several levels: it is part of stories, fantasies, metaphors, and character traits: it reaches beyond its own sphere of literature and discusses social issues and emotions related to death that the reader recognizes.

John Keats :

John Keats was born in Moorgate, London, on 31 October 1795 to Thomas Keats and his wife, Frances Jennings. There is little evidence of his exact birthplace. Although Keats and his family seem to have marked his birthday on 29 October, baptism records give the date as the 31st. He was the eldest of four surviving children; his younger siblings were George (1797–1841), Thomas (1799–1818), and Frances Mary "Fanny" (1803–1889) who eventually married Spanish author Valentín Llanos Gutiérrez. Another son was lost in infancy. His father first worked as a hostler at the stables attached to the Swan and Hoop Inn, an establishment he later managed, and where the growing family lived for some years. Keats believed that he was born at the inn, a birthplace of humble origins, but there is no evidence to support his belief.

Licking devotion to beauty and poetry is even more noteworthy considering its inferior origin. John Keats was a famous poet.

  John Keats has four odes, on a Grecian noun, a Nightingale, two autumn and psyche. These poems are like a festive invitation. De Do to a Nightingale can find four things: a love of sensual beauty, a touch of pessimism, a completely pagan concept of nature and strong individualism.

"The Death of the Ball  Turret Gunner" :

The action of this poem is very direct. A soldier goes into battle at the bombardment of a Bomber-2 bomber. He's killed. The poem is written in the voice of a dead pilot.

"The Death of the Turret Gunner" is a five-volume poem by Randall Jarl, published in 1945. It is the death of a gunman in a spy bomber in the American bomber aircraft of World War II. Jarrell was the perfect person to write a final war poem. He was not just some poet who decided to write about the brutality of war from the outside. That was the real deal. He was not a ball tower gunner, but he was not a tower operator working with the bomber crew.

Shakespeare's King Lear :

Tragedy usually represents a meaningful and dramatic physical death that prolongs the scene of death, as based on the classical, tragic tragedy in Shakespeare's King Lear, and the play often ends with the tragic hero's premature death. Development of some kings of self-belief. The meaningful existence of the hero in the tragedy is paradoxically created by his death. Literature offers insights into death, death, and morality in many ways.

  We have no reliable information about death as an experience, and it emphasizes the nature of death as a secret and mysterious event. Death is the bitter truth of human life. Usually people are scared to death. But death is one of the authors' most interesting and favorite topics in literature.

Two Fantastic Duo of The Romantic Age: Wordsworth meets Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Two Fantastic Duo of The Romantic Age: Wordsworth meets Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

W.Wordsworth:- Hello Samuel, How are you?



S.Coleridge:-  Hello William, I'm fine, thank you. Nice to meet you!



W.Wordsworth:- After a long time, we've met.



W.Wordsworth:- Since we both are connected with English literature, what kind of literature you've produced?



S.Coleridge:- In the midst of the French Revolution, Wordsworth visited France in 1790 and was a supporter of the new government's republican ideals. For this, I am sending greetings. Wordsworth was influenced by fanatics such as William Godwin.



W.Wordsworth:- Coleridge You published the first part of my poem, Poems on Various Subjects, and the first of ten volumes of a liberal political publication called The Watchman.



S.Coleridge:- Wordsworth began writing The Prelude, an epic autobiography he revised throughout his life while working on The Prelude, writing Wordsworth's other poems like "Lucy."



W.Wordsworth:- When you moved back to England in 1800, he settled with family and friends at Keswick. Over the next two decades, Coleridge lectured on literature and philosophy, writing about religious and political theory,



S.Coleridge:- He also wrote an introduction to another edition of the song ballads; It describes his poetry as inspired by powerful emotions and is seen as a declaration of Romantic principles.



W.Wordsworth:- He published the Biographia Literaria, which contained his best literary criticism. He continued to publish poetry and prose.



Wordsworth meets Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The two became friends, and worked together on the Lyrical Ballads (1798). The room contains poems such as Coleridge's "Rhyme the Fist Mariner" and Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey" and helped Romanticism capture English poetry.

Thinking Activity : Movie Screening : Frankenstein

Thinking Activity : Movie Screening : Frankenstein :

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Warmly welcome to my blog...

Here is my blog on the novel. The Frankenstein movie is based on the Frankenstein novel by Mary Shelley. Frankenstein is a novel written by Mary Shelley that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who created the traditional scientific experiment of a secret mysterious creature. Our class teacher Heenaba zala given this task after viewing and pre viewing and while viewing point of view you can Click here and see..

Mary Shelley :

Mary Shelley was born on 1797, in London. She was the second child of the feminist philosopher, educator and writer Mary Wollstonecraft and the first child of the philosopher, novelist and journalist William Godwin. She married poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1816. Two years later, she published her most famous novel, Frankenstein.

Pre-Viewing tasks :

1. what is Gothic Scientific fiction?

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was a gothic scientific fiction. We see that all the features of the Gothic Scientific novel in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein.

Gothic Science also known as Space Goth, is a subgenre literature that includes Gothic conventions. By definition we can connect this novel as Gothic science fiction. It also reflects the dark atmosphere of Gothic literature while also incorporating elements of science fiction. science fiction is a macabre sub-genre that transcends scientific literature and Gothic literature. Gothic Scientific Fiction has the same atmospheric qualities as Gothic literature, but doesn't thrive in the ths oranges of horror. The sub-genre takes specific elements of Gothic literature and explains them scientifically. Some examples of common features of Gothic literature: Mystery: Supernatural, haunted houses, castles, darkness, death and decay, romance madness, monsters.

2. What is Frame narrative?

This novel narrated by Walter who is reading his sister Seville. Walter told the story by telling his crew members in the ship. Coulter describes the whole story. Frame Story is set a story within a movie told by a lead or supporting character. A character begins telling a story to other characters, or he or she sits down to write a story, telling the audience the details. This technique is also called "frame story", and it is very popular with literary techniques employed in storytelling and narration.

3. What is the point of view of the author?

Frankenstein is described in the first person by different individuals at different points in the novel. After this, the outlook gives Victor, who continues his story. The novel ends with a return to Walton's point of view and a first-person statement. The key to discovering why Mary Shelley Frankenstein wrote it, with the notion of exploring both distracting and entertaining stories. The novel informs her remarkable idea of ​​a man-made creature, appealing to readers in two ways at the same time. In a novel, a deep emotional appeal to the deepest desires for understanding of immortality and human origin in man. On the other hand, most of the intrigues of his novel are the creator's reaction to his creation and are poorly connected to the idea of ​​man-made life.

4. Do you have confusion about the title of the novel?

Mary Shelley gave the very appropriate title of her novel "Frankenstein". Any literary work based primarily on the main character and central theme or central idea of ​​the work in a given literary title. Here we see that the story of the victor Frankenstein and the protagonist Frankenstein is described in the novel. I have no confusion about the title of the novel. The title references the scientist, but the heart of the book is the monster, so confusion was inevitable. Trending story, stories inside stories.

5. Who do you think the real monster, the creator or the creature?

In the novel we find two characters that both fit for the real monster. One Frankenstein and the other Monster. From my point of view creator Walter Frankenstein is also a monster. society does not accept it because of its ugly appearance. When he realized that the winner was responsible for his creation, he decided to take revenge.

To my views I think both the creator or the society are real demons. First we want to see how the Creator means the winner is the real monster. This monster is the most literal of a number of monster figures in the novel. Used to create a monster, including the winner. Victor himself is a kind of monster, as he removes him from human society with ambition, secrecy and selfishness. Normal on the outside, it may be the true "monster" inside, as it is eventually consumed by the false hatred of its creation. It was not able to adapt its composition due to the sheer appearance of its composition. She had to look after him as the creator of the animal but she was not. He neglects to create a winner when his spouse wants it because he thinks about the negative aspects that both of these demons are dangerous to society.

6. What is the significance of the subtitle "The Modern Prometheus"?

The subtitle of the novel "The Modern Prometheus" is one of the many suggestions about radical changes in the modern world.

7. What is tabula rasa?

The tabula rasa suggests that Frankenstein's failure to act as a parental person toward the creator influences his personality and mind-set in relation to society and the surroundings, transforming his mind from the blake slate.

While viewing the movie :

1. How is the beginning and the end of the movie?

Hurricanes like North Pole tell the story of the victorious Frankenstein and his monster creation, in the atmosphere and the beginning of the movie Wandering.

2. Do you feel the effect of horror in the movie?

Yes, of course  I feel the effect of horror in the many of scenes  in the movie. When Victor performs a scientific experiment on a dead human body, these scenes are also terrifying. We feel awful when Elizabeth burns herself to the fire.

3. What do you think about character of the Monster in the movie?

In the movie the monster of my view that really plays a dangerous role in society and the life of the Victor monster. The monsters look too low so it was rejected by its creator winner. When a monster enters society, people are very scared of its ugly appearance. Even the society does not accept the demons. They treat them very rude. Do you think that was the case when the monster was rejected by the creation or society? Naturally, he was very angry with his creator because he was made of very ugly looks. Monster was alone, he needed someone's company, so he asks Victor to make a female monster, but the winner didn't do it. Because the winner feared it was harmful to society. He died with his creator at the end of the film. I really feel empathy.

4. What do you think about the conversation between Victor and the monster?

The monster speaks loud enough to convince Victor to calm down and to hear his case. He asks if Victor will hear his "long and strange" story. And Victor, this time, is the opposite of that he can only think of hatred for a monster. Thus, Shelley makes the monster a sympathetic creature.

Post-viewing tasks:

1. What is the difference between the movie and the novel?

The difference between a Mary Shelley novel and a Kenneth Branagh movie is that Henry was killed by a monster in the novel, but in the movie it's different. And there are many differences.

Q.2 Does the movie help you to understand narrative structure of the novel?

Yes, This movie helps a lot in understanding the novel. The process of demonizing the winner by Kenneth Branagh is very well represented in his film.

3. Do you think the movie is helpful to understand the viewpoints of different characters?

The movie helps to understand the different perspectives of the characters like Frankenstein's aim towards the making of the monster, and the monster's point of view, too. If we just read the novels after reading them, we may not find anything terrifying, but after watching the movies, we find such horrific scenes in the movie.

4. What do you think about the creation of lady monster in the novel and Elizabeth's look of a monster in the novel? 

In the movie we see that the victor demonizes the man. The Monster looks very low, so he rejects it. We can see that when the monster asked the winner for the creation of Lady Monster he did not do it. But when the monster kills Elizabeth, the victor becomes a woman demon. Because Victor loves Elizabeth he does not want to lose Elizabeth which is why he made the woman a monster and he accepted her. Lady Monster is designed to revive her beloved Elizabeth, and she also suffers and commits suicide.

Thinking Activity : Derrida & Deconstruction

Thinking Activity : Derrida & Deconstruction  :

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Welcome to my blog. Here I am talking about Derrida and Deconstruction thinking activity. This task given by Dr.Dilip barad sir, For more information on Deconstruction. Click here

Jacques Derrida :

Jacques Derrida was an Algerian-born French philosopher known for developing a form of semiotic analysis called deconstruction, which he discussed in numerous texts, and developed in the context of phenomena. He is one of the leading figures associated with post-structuralism and postmodern philosophy.

Deconstruction :

Deconstruction is a theory and practice of reading, to read the questions and claims that 'subvert' or 'undermine' the notion that the language system provides, and that establishes boundaries, coherence or unity, and provides the literary meaning. Deconstruction is an approach to understanding the relationship between text and meaning. It was originated by the philosopher Jack Derrida, whose approach was to conduct lessons in the pursuit of things that run contrary to its intended meaning or structural unity. The purpose of deconstruction is to show that the use of the language, and the entire language, in a given text is unobtrusively complex, unstable, or impossible.


Criticism of the deconstruction of literature is the study of theory and reading that questions and 'threatens' or 'validates' the claim that the language system provides the ground that boundaries are sufficient to establish coherence or unity. And determine the meaning of the literary text. In the new critique, the author's attention turns to the work of literary writing; The process continues with textual analysis, becoming more important than additional textual information. So the author disappears and only the text is left. In this process the reader's understanding and understanding of the importance of it is ever increasing.


Deconstruction is not a destructive activity, but it is a basic test of everything. Deconstruction is not a negative word at all. It does not mean destructive activity or breaking up at any time. Derrida says deconstruction is not a destructive activity, but an investigation into the underlying causes of the intellectual system. One of the issues is that Derrida wants to change people's ideology and, therefore, the whole structure of Western ideas has to change, that is what Derrida wants to emphasize, it takes a high degree project of deconstruction. Which he wants to translate from German to French and the famous later Japanese friend was Professor Izutsu, who wanted to translate Derrida's French text into Japanese, so he wanted to know how to translate deconstruction, how to deconstruct. It is not a deconstruction in itself, but an inquiry into the limits of the philosophical system is the relevant condition that produced the philosophy system, the conditions under which it was constrained. Derrida argues that who created the intellectual system, based on the distinction of binary opposition, is the same position responsible for opposing both.


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Thinking Activity : Culture and Anarchy

Thinking Activity : Culture and Anarchy  


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  Here I am talking about culture and Anarchy and some key points and what I understanding about it. so my blog on culture and Anarchy. This task is given by Dr. Dilip Barad Sir,


Culture and Anarchy is a magazine essay by Matthew Arnold. "Culture is defined as the study of perfection with Anarchy. Culture and Anarchy is the great work of Matthew Arnold, published in 1869. Culture and anarchical essays were first published in the Cornhill Magazine in 1867-68. It contradicts Arnold's culture, which he defines as "the practice of perfection," in the prevailing mood of a new democracy in England at the time. The complete essay engages with culture as a great aid in our quest for perfection to know all the present problems and all things of the culture which concern us with the best.


His essays are divided into the following chapters:

1. What is culture?
2. Sweetness and light?
3. Doing as one likes - Anarchy
4. Barbarians,Philistines, Populace
5. Hebraism and Hellenism
6. Porro Unum est Necessarium
7. Our Liberal Practitioners

Let's talk about it in detail.......

Critique : 1

1. What is culture?

Key points :

1. The study of perfection
2. Innocent perfection, normal perfection.
3. Imagine a culture
4. A character of beauty and ingenuity


What I understand from it :

Culture is the study of perfection and harmonious perfection, the practice of ordinary perfection which is involved in becoming something. It's not static, it's changeable. It is a study of social and moral perfection. It is a study of innocent perfection. Innocent expansion of human capacity.

Critique : 2

1. Sweetness and light?

Key points :

1. Active intelligence
2. Critic of the historian and sociologist
3. Love for perfection
4. Sense of beauty


What I understand from it :

Sweetness and light are the main characters. A Critical Argument About Society. Sweetness is moral light is power and truth. Culture connects with the idea of ​​sweetness and light. Sweetness means the sense of beauty and light means active intelligence. Sweetness gives moral values. Sweetness and light try to show that culture is the study of the pursuit of perfection.

Critique : 3

1. Doing as one likes - Anarchy

Key points :


1. Personal liberty statements
2. Middle and working class
3. Freedom

 
  What I understand from it :


Matthew Arnold said that the freedom to do whatever we want in our society, to one another. Matthew Arnold said there is a balance between control and spontaneity. According to Matthew Arnold, the freedom you like is the one without the desire for freedom for the end.

Critique : 4

1. Barbarians,Philistines, Populace

Key points :


1. Personal freedom
2. Three classes
3. Middle class - helpless disorder
4. Class and defects.
5. Society of England Class systems

What I understand from it :

In this chapter Arnold divide into three classes Barbarianism, Philistines, and Populace are classes of England. he analyzes them with his qualities and drawbacks. It designates these three classes as an elite, middle and working class. Arnold says all three classes are happy with what they like. All three classes of individuals, who have the common human spirit to attain perfection. According to Matthew Arnold Aristrocraft, barbarism is called the middle class Philistines and the working class known as Populace.

Critique : 5

1. Hebraism and Hellenism


Key points :


1. The perfection of man
2. Hebraism - The Movement of Christianity
3. Hardness of consciousness and spontaneity of consciousness
4. Complimentary
5. Hellenism - movement of Renaissance



What I understand from it :


According to Matthew Arnold, Hebraism and Hellenism are the perfection of man.
they prefer to act rather than think. He rejected it because mankind is does not always think right, but it rarely comes into the process of logic and meditation. Hebraism and Hellenism are both praiseworthy. Hellenism is spontaneous and Hebraism is obedient and perfect balance is the purpose of culture.

Critique : 6

1. Porro Unum est Necessarium

Key points :

1. The tragedy of the era
2. The existence of democracy
3. Absence of some authority
4. Synchronous development


What I understand from it :


Arnold is important to us because Arnold's frequent insistence on revision is with Arnold. The need for a mass system of action beyond the notion of the existence of a Democrat in Neisserium. Arnold said that the harmonious development of our humanity, independent thinking on our routing nation and envisioning the liberal idea of ​​democratic existence as a free will the concept of freedom democracy. 

Cultural Studies : Workshop by Dr. Kalyani Vallath

Cultural Studies : Workshop by Dr. Kalyani Vallath :

Hello My Dear Readers...


27 December 2019

Here is my blog about Cultural Studies. We have participated in a workshop on cultural studies of the department of English Maharaja Krishnakumar Sinhji Bhavnagar University. One day workshop organized by Dr Dilip Bard, Head of the English Department. Dr. Kalyani Vallath is a very passionate teacher of Trivandrum in Kerala. She taught us about cultural studies and different theories. Her way of teaching is really appreciated. She has the coolest voice and personality. Her teaching style is very different from others. She gave many examples of culture study. Cultural studies is a very difficult subject but she taught us very easily and interestingly. That's why we enjoyed the session whole day without any hesitation. We got many more important guidance about culture study.

What is your understanding about the concept of Cultural Studies?

In my view, cultural studies is the study of our culture. Our culture is very different from other cultures. How cultural learning relates to literature is very important in cultural studies. Cultural studies provide us with invaluable skills in writing, thinking, and expression. Cultural studies are about interdisciplinary studies. Cultural studies belong to a larger community or society. India is the best place to talk about culture, because India has a big community. Cultural Studies is an innovative interdisciplinary field of research and education that explores the ways in which "culture" creates and transforms personal experiences, everyday life, social relationships and power. People belong to different cultures. Cultural studies is a study about politics, history, media, philosophy, economics, social realities and so on. When we learn about culture, we discover how culture transforms personal experiences, social realities and power relationships. The Kalyani Ma'm explained in her own personal experience. Cultural studies evolved in response to liberal humanism and hedonistic Marxism. Culture has both a physical and a spiritual substance. Cultural studies is not just about the author who writes but also about how people consume text and how it is embedded in our lives. Due to this, our education is the main target for the examination such as gender, sexuality, gender, class and other societies.

How would you explain a layman about Cultural Studies?

 Let me explain to a layman about cultural studies. So I will give a very simple example that Dr. Kalyan Madam gave in the session. Most people in Kerala are vegetarian. So people slaughter goats and other animals and they drink and drink blood because of poverty. But not all Kerala people eat the blood of animals. According to Matthew Arnold, cultural studies are about perfection. She talks about high culture. Cultural studies are the opposite of Arnold and F.R. Lewis. Cultural studies are a concern of ordinary people. 

If you are asked in interview to teach Cultural Studies - How would you introduce it?

 If I said in the interview that I would present it a lot easier than to teach cultural studies. I asked some basic questions about cultural studies. And I present it with very simple examples. How cultural studies are associated with literature and everyday life. and also that is based on political economy, communication, sociology, social theory, literary theory, media theory, film studies, cultural anthropology, philosophy, art, history, Criticism, etc.

How many examples from the sessions were so catchy that you will never forget it? Write about it.

Throughout the session Madame gives many examples. Dr. Kalyani Mamm gives an example that relates to her personal family or experience and also examples of society. An example of a session I will never forget is about advertising for culinary powder. The ads includes women who cook for her husband and ask her husband for a dish test and her husband tells a very tasty dish how you all manage. Give an example with a Madam expression in the session. And that's why we enjoyed the whole session, and Madam also gives another example of why men don't cook for women and only women cook.

Anything else....

The whole session has been very interesting and useful for us. We clearly understand cultural studies. Many examples have been given by Kalyani Mam during the session. Cultural studies transforms personal experiences. She gave her own example. When she travels abroad. Cultural studies are also about the relationship mankind. Cultural studies is an interdisciplinary study. In the workshop we have learned a lot of things. Thanks to Kalyani Mem, for teaching us about cultural studies. And also Thanks to Dilip Bard Sir for organizing this session...

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Thinking Activity : Ecocriticism & Ecofeminism

Thinking Activity : Ecocriticism & Ecofeminism :

  
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Welcome to my blog,

This is my academic task on Ecocriticism and Ecofeminism. Here is my blog on Ecocriticism and Ecofeminism is in our syllabus. This blog is given by our Professor Dilip Barad Sir. Click here Visit for more information.

About Ecocriticism :

The Founder of the Ecofeminism was Theologian Rosemary Rowther. If they wanted to work towards their liberation, all women insisted that they should accept and act to end the supremacy of nature.

Simply put, ecocriticism is the study of the relationship between literature and the physical environment. Ecocritism takes place, subject to the interrelationship between nature and cultural.


What do you understand by the theory of eco criticism ??

Ecocriticism is a term used to monitor and study the relationship between literature and the earth's environment. It is also mentioned by some other fields such as ecology, biopolitics, sustainable design, environmental histories, environmentalism and others. The first definition by Cheryl Glotfelty of eco criticism.

"Ecocriticism is a study of literature and the environment from an interdisciplinary point of view, where literary scholars analyze texts depicting environmental concerns and examine different ways in which the subject of literature is nature."


About Eco feminism :


This approach combines ecology and feminism and explains the feminist nature to help us understand ecology. Feminists have conceptualized gender theory to analyze the relationship between human and nature. Therefore, it can be considered a branch of ecocriticism and it is an area to study the interconnection between women and nature oppression. Ecofeminism is a branch of feminism that views environmentalism and the relationship between women and the earth, as the foundation for its analysis and practice. Ecophenistic thinkers draw on the concept of gender in order to analyze the relationship between the human and the natural world. "

"The Ecofeminist doctrine asserts that in a feminist perspective of ecology, women are not placed in a dominant position of power, but are called upon to be an egalitarian, collaborative society with no dominant group. Ecofeminism asserts that both women and nature should be respected." This land is often regarded as a woman of nature because of its fertility, which nourishes life and is owned by man as a property. Therefore, feminists draw lines of comparison to understand the equality of male dominant nature over women and the dominance of land in terms of relations.



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