NBC’s Community blends high, low, and popular cultural references in a high-speed mash-up that substitutes speed for depth, and surface for interiority. The sit-com is, arguably, the epitome of postmodern pastiche. Pastiche is a surface mix or medley of styles,… Read More
Ambiguity lies at the core of The Hunger Game’s central romance plot. How do we know if Katniss’s feelings for Peeta are real or part of her performance in the games? Does she even know the difference? Judith Butler’s concept… Read More
Maria Fackler, Associate Professor of English right here at Davidson, begins her article, “‘I’ll Google It’: Gossip, Queer Intimacies, and the Internet,” with this confession: When I read celebrity gossip online, on the sites of my favourite, gay… Read More
I’m excited to get to know you and learn from you. We’ll be reading, analyzing, and creating a wide variety of media, but one of the first things we’ll be doing is forming our own community. To this… Read More
Preparation: Grab a handful of different colored pens, pencils, and/or highlighters. Print out a draft of your paper. I don’t know why, but you can see your writing better—or at least differently—when it’s on paper. Put a squiggly… Read More
