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Micheal wrote a new post, Final conference schedule, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 7 months ago
Let me know if you’ll have any issues with the assigned time or if I’ve left you off and you’d like to meet.
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Micheal wrote a new post, Kim Gordon's basses, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 8 months ago
Just to bring things in the class full circle, I wanted to share a photo from the Met’s Play it Loud exhibit: a pair of basses owned by Kim Gordon, whose memoir, of course, we read excerpts from.
The […]
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Micheal wrote a new post, Cultural hybridity vs. cultural essentialism, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 8 months ago
Stuart Hall, Black British cultural theorist and “anti-essentialist” thinker
Your in-class final exam asks you to write a short essay (roughly 4-6 paragraphs) discussing how the excerpts from White Teeth […]
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Micheal wrote a new post, Collaborative "Genre" Exercise, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 8 months ago
Photo by Carol Rosegg for Rolling Stone
Since our current essay project asks you to become a “music critic” and consider why Qui Nguyen presents Vietgone (a Vietnam War-era story) in a seemingly anachronistic […]
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Micheal wrote a new post, 'White Teeth' Synposis, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 8 months ago
From 2002 BBC adaptation
White Teeth is the 2000 novel by British writer Zadie Smith. We’ll only have time to read a relatively short excerpt, the second section “Samad: 1984, 1857” (pps. 103-217). I think […]
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Micheal wrote a new post, Post your research here, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 8 months ago
Post your research as a comment here.
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Micheal wrote a new post, Your collaborate close readings of 'When Rap Spoke Straight to God', on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 9 months ago
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Micheal wrote a new post, Collaborative close reading, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 9 months ago
Part 1:
Read your passage aloud at least twice.Annotate your paragraph. What literary elements do you see at play in the passage? What words or images don’t you understand? (Look up unfamiliar words or […]
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Micheal wrote a new post, note on the "sestina", on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 10 months ago
I wanted to say a little more about the sestina form, as it appears in When Rap Spoke Straight to God, which I glossed over in class.
The sestina is a complicated form that goes back to 12th century […]
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Micheal commented on the post, adina's mixtape blog, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 10 months ago
Interesting analysis of the ambiguities in this song!
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Micheal commented on the post, Albin's blog post, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 10 months ago
I loved learning about Albanian hip hop, which I wasn’t aware of prior to your presentation in class. Thanks for sharing that. Your experiences with this and other Albanian hip hop artists could be the core of your essay!
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Micheal commented on the post, Kimberly's mixtape blog, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 10 months ago
Your post is a moving exploration of how this song relates to your experience of moving to a new country, but also in how it continues to provide you a sense of rootedness to Brazil.
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Micheal commented on the post, Joshua's Mixtape blog, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 10 months ago
You’ve done a difficult thing here, which is to show vividly how a piece with no lyrics makes meaning. The analysis of how the piece works in Your Lie in April is also well done, as you show how it helps to reveal character.
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Micheal commented on the post, Gabriel's mixtape blog, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 10 months ago
I’m so sorry to hear about your mother’s passing. This is a moving tribute to her. The mixture of emotions you describe alongside this James Taylor song is vivid and poignant.
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Micheal commented on the post, SAM'S MIXTAPE BLOG, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 10 months ago
I too remember these “pop punk” days (I bought Mark Hoppus’ signature Fender bass at the time, which nearly 20 years later I still have). In the essay, “First Date” could serve as a “transition” song: from those […]
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Micheal commented on the post, Serena's Mixtape Blog, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 10 months ago
Thank you for sharing and I’m sorry to hear about this dark chapter. Even so—your reading of this song offers hope and solidarity.
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Micheal commented on the post, Andres Rodriguez Mixtape Blog, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 10 months ago
I really appreciated the description of how Tiesto corresponded with an opening of broader possibilities. The description of your dad “educating” you on musical forebearers is also nice. Looking forward to reading more.
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Micheal commented on the post, "Perfect day" by Lou reed, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 10 months ago
You do a great job analyzing the ambiguities and ironies present in this song. I especially appreciated your concept of “acknowledging darkness in lightness,” which provides a nice “thesis” of this song’s “message.”
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Micheal commented on the post, "Chest Fever" by The Band, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 10 months ago
I very much appreciate your reading of how this song reverses stereotypical gender roles. (And, of course, the B3 organ vibes…)
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Micheal commented on the post, Fell on black days- soundgarden, on the site LITERARY LISTENING 1 year, 10 months ago
Funny—this post reminds me of a similar dynamic when I was younger, my brother listening to Nsync and Backstreet Boys while I gravitated towards Alice in Chains and many of the grunge bands you name. Family d […]
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