Consider the following scenario:You have just received a promotion to become the supervisor of the public information office for your agency. You are thrilled about your new job andanxiously await the opportunity to work with your staff of seven people, both to improve how your agency responds to requests for information and to createnew avenues …
Consider the following scenario:You have just received a promotion to become the supervisor of the public information office for your agency. You are thrilled about your new job andanxiously await the opportunity to work with your staff of seven people, both to improve how your agency responds to requests for information and to createnew avenues …
Explain how Roxy Music’s “More Than This” perfectly illustrates the theme of Lost in Translation. Use at least two examples from the film to demonstrate this point.
Explain Bellow’s claim about the Zulus and Tolstoy. How does Coates initially respond to this? How does his view change? Why does it change?
What does Coates mean by “the dream” and what role does it play in race in America? Also, explain his idea that racism is the “father of race” (and not the other way around).
Explain the concept of “Erotic Truth” as it is developed in Fun Home in relation to the problem of the signifier and the signified.
In lecture, I argued that the key speech was Hamlet’s response to the conflict between Norway and Poland over a piece of worthless land. Explain this argument.
Does Hamlet love Ophelia? Explain/defend your response.
How does Lacan’s reading of Antigone critique traditional ethics with its commitment to the “service of goods?”
Why does Antigone refuse to comply with Creon’s order? (Make sure you base your answer on lecture, and not on Google, SparkNotes, etc.)
