Flanner O' Connor Comic by John Campbell

The Incarnational Art of Flannery OConnor

Outside Events- Reflection Guidelines

Outside Events

Make sure you're putting your reflections in the Outside Events dropboxes, so that you can get credit for going. The reflections must go far beyond a recitation of what happened and into an exploration of the experience. HERE is a rubric (guide) for writing these.

Alice Randall, Author of Rebel Yell will be reading on this Thursday, October 29 at 7:00pm at Davis-Kidd.
http://www.alicerandall.com/

Free Outside Event

Alice Randall, Author of Rebel Yell will be reading on this Thursday, October 29 at 7:00pm at Davis-Kidd.
http://www.alicerandall.com/

O’Connor Southern or Catholic
O’Connor writing style is Grotesque. In the short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” I would say O’Connor portrays the character Misfit. Misfit is in control the entire time and the writer is also in control of the text. Misfit is a man who wants attention and does not know how to get it without killing someone. O’Connor is a dying woman who uses her writing skills to gain attention. Her frustration involves in Misfit actions towards the helpless family in the story.
In the short story “Revelation” O’ Connor seems to portray Ms. Turpin personality traits. O’ Connor writes if she is ungrateful about her creation. Ms. Turpin is outspoken and she tries to tell everyone else what they are to be doing with their life. She is prejudice, nic picking and worries to much about others well begin. O’Connor uses writing to demonstrate her outspoken ways. She writes rudely about other to demonstrate her prejudice befits.
In the short story “ Parker’s Back” O’Connor seems to be about to experience death she might think she might think she is going to see God’s face for the first time. She uses Parker to demonstrate her weakness. A man who cries is in great pain. O’ Connor does not think she cannot go any farther. When Parker runs out of space for anymore tattoos on his body this may indicate O’Connor body is to weak for any medicine to cure her illness. Right after she wrote this story she passes away.
I think O’ Connor is Catholic because of the story she writes. She is direct and to the point. She speaks about God in all of her writings. She is struggling to overcome something that is impossible without God’s help. It seems that she losses faith throughout her stories that is why she writes bitter.

A different kind of hero

David Bowie "Hero"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYjBQKIOb-w

Boys like Girls "Hero/Heroine"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ7bJzfzzdo

Enrique Iglesias "Hero"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owTmJrtD7g8



I wanted to talk about heroes in a different sense then previously discussed in class. Before, we decided that a hero makes a difference and is not selfish. A hero is brave and makes courageous actions. Has anyone ever thought about a hero being your significant other, a boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife? I found it interesting that when I went on youtube and typed in "hero" I found many songs about being in love. The songs above are some that I like a lot and have never thought about in this way before. It made me think that there are many definitions to the word hero depending on the situation. These songs refer to their heroes as there significant other. Now that I think about it, I know this to be true from experience. I just wanted to get other peoples input on this view of a hero or IF this kind of person IS considered a hero. Thoughts??

WORD COUNT: 173

Outside Event: Twelve Angry Jurors

College of Communication and Fine Arts :: CCFA Jurors :: University of Memphis

Opening in the Studio Theatre on Friday October 23, Twelve Angry Jurors by Reginald Rose runs for seven performances at the University of Memphis; October 23-24 and 27-31. All performances begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and $15. For ticket information, call the box office at (901) 678-2576.

For Tuesday 10/27

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Read the critical text that follows the O'Connor stories. Wright a one-page reflection (typed and brought to class) on how you think O'Connor's position as a Southerner and/or a Catholic is played out in her stories, what its impact is. This is not to be a recitation of instances where she is obviously Southern or Catholic, but, rather, what characteristics of each (as you know them either as an insider or outsider) are contained and exemplified in her stories.

Outside Events:

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Pinch Release Party & Reading
Saturday, October 24, 2009
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Art Under a Hot Tin Roof
117 South Main St.
City/Town:
Memphis, TN

Please join us for the celebration of our newest issue!

We'll have food, the famous Pinch Punch, and author readings!


AND:

Original Poetry Reading When: Wed., Oct. 28, 7-8:30 p.m. Where: Otherlands, Midtown 641 S. Cooper ... By John Richard Reed, Emily Green, Matt Cook, Michael Graber

Blogs

How are we to submit the blogs if there is no location open to submit them in?

For Thursday, 10/22/09

Read the O'Connor stories ("A Good Man is Hard to Find," " Revelation," and "Parker's Back"). Answer the following questions, in complete sentences/paragraphs (bring in to class):

Pg 368 - 1-4
Pg 382 - 6-7
Pg 395 - 5-9

If you do a (or more than one) blog(s) about these stories, you need to go beyond the answers to the questions and reflect on the stories, or even just one story, in a way that relates it to YOU, or the world as you see it. Drop your blogs as usual, but by Wednesday morning.

Have a great weekend, y'all. See you Thursday! Enjoy your break

Thursday 10/15

Bring to class, stapled together:

Your final draft (place on top).
Your rough draft.
Your writing reflection (re. peer review, revision, process).

Separately (not stapled), bring your peer reviews.

If you're doing the creative option, I need you to post the URL to your movie on your blog, as well as on the top of your final proposal draft, which needs to generally line up with the proposal format guidelines.

READING:

Please read "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" by Flannery O'Connor (page 358) and be ready to discuss.

Creative Option: The Proposal

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Click HERE for some specific guidelines for the proposals.

Blog Prompts

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I understand that some of you are having difficulty with understand the how and why of these blogs. THIS is a really good site filled with writing prompts. You could choose any of these to use as springboards for your blog posts.
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You're Invited!
Fall 2009 Release Party!


The Pinch, the award-winning literary journal of The University of Memphis, is celebrating the release of the Fall 2009 issue, soon to hit bookstores across the country.

Saturday, October 24
7 to 9 p.m.
Art Under a Hot Tin Roof
117 South Main
(near Peabody Place)

Join authors, editors and artists for an evening of readings and refreshments at Art Under a Hot
Tin Roof, located in downtown Memphis.






This event is free and open to the public.

Sponsored By:
The University of Memphis
The Hohenberg Foundation


www.thepinchjournal.com
www.mfainmemphis.com

Jewish Literature Discussion - Outside Event

The University of Memphis will host a four-part public series of readings and discussions of Jewish literature this fall.

The series will be led by Dr. David Patterson, holder of the Chair of Excellence in Judaic Studies and director of the Bornblum Judaic Studies Program at the U of M. The sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room 226 of the Ned R. McWherter Library on the U of M campus. The dates are Sept. 2, Oct. 14, Nov. 4, and Dec. 2.

The free series will explore Jewish literature and culture through scholar-led discussion of modern Jewish classics. Books to be read and discussed include Ethics of Our Fathers by Pirke Avot, Hasidic Tales from the Greatest Jewish Stories Ever Told by David Patterson, I and Thou by Martin Buber, and Night by Elie Wiesel.

While it makes for a richer discussion to read the works in advance of the sessions, those who have not done so are welcome to attend. The U of M Bookstore will stock the titles, and a copy of each will be on reserve in the McWherter Library’s Reserve Room.

Parking will be available at the U of M’s two parking garages – one adjacent to the Fogelman Executive Center on Innovation Drive, just off Central Avenue, and another located at 505 Zach Curlin Street.

Sponsors of the series are the University Libraries, the Friends of the Libraries, and the Bornblum Judaic Studies Program.

More information is available from Patterson at 901-678-2919 or Tom Mendina at 901-678-4310.

Esther's Classic Literature Blog

Here is a good example of a blog that reflects on literature. Your posts don't all have to be about literature, per se, but they need to demonstrate the fact that you're thinking about things in light of some of the ideas we're encountering in this class.

Esther's Classic Literature Blog

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Mark Yakich

For the Mark Yakich event, will there be another date set up for him to come speak?

Jill McCorkle

For the Jill McCorkle outside event is that required? Do we have to buy a book?

Yakich Event Canceled

Hey y'all, Mark Yakich is not coming today. His wife has been admitted to the hospital in New Orleans and he will not be able to make it up here. I'm sorry for any inconvenience this causes for y'all. Have a great weekend!

Mark Yakich Day - 10/9

Outside Event: Jill McCorkle

Acclaimed author Jill McCorkle will be at Burke’s Book Store on Monday, October 19th, from 5:30 to 6:30 PM to sign copies of her new book of stories, Going Away Shoes (Algonquin Books, $19.95, hardcover).


Jill McCorkle, a master of the short story whose work has been compared to that of Alice Munro and Lorrie Moore, is a writer whose characters insist on our immediate and total attention. From the first story, about a modern-day Cinderella contemplating escape, to the last, "Me and Big Foot," an idyll about finding the perfect prince, McCorkle's collection is the genuine article, the work of a great storyteller who knows exactly how--and why--to pair longing and laughter.

Jill McCorkle is the author of eight previous books--three story collections and five novels--five of which have been selected as New York Times Notable Books. She is the winner of the New England Book Award, the John Dos Passos Prize for Excellence in Literature, and the North Carolina Award for Literature. She teaches writing at North Carolina State University and lives with her husband in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

If unable to attend you may order signed or inscribed copies at www.burkesbooks.com.


If there are any questions concerning this event, please contact Corey Mesler at 901-278-7484.

Listen to THIS!

Mark Yakich is the poet that is coming on Friday.

Click on the book cover to listen to GREEN ZONE NEW ORLEANS, which is a poem for nine voices in unison



Also read:
Aerialist
The Teller is the Only Survivor of the Fairy Tale Ending
Pretzels Come To America
Rosa Parks

Due on Thursday?

I'm a little confused. I remember that we're supposed to read for Thursday, but I don't remember what because we were a little rushed. Thanks.

Question

What 3 assignments need to be submitted on October 6? Im confused, i dont remember doing 3 last week

Art and Writing

"Road Dragon" by www.kattything.deviantart.com

Many times I wonder if people ever see a connection between art and writing. I've always been a fan of both, therefore many times I see where they overlap. Essentially, art is made up of the same "ingredients" we have been talking about that go into literature, only with art--it's generally left up to the audience to figure out the story. And people thought poetry was hard to construe. One of the most exciting things about art is the range of the artists' imagination, and how they embody their messages, their stories, and so on. I'll post a few pictures of some artwork that I can't help but find mentally engaging as far as visual storytelling goes. Of course, including some hero/monsteresque themes.

"Dream on Distant Shores" by www.gunnerromantic.deviantart.com

"Eden is Not Enough" by www.gunnerromantic.deviantart.com

"Bermuda Taowls" by www.gunnerromantic.deviantart.com

What do these images say to other people? Do they tell stories to anyone out there? Do you consider art to be a sufficient form of storytelling?

Rough Draft due Tuesday, October 13th

WRITING OPTIONS:

1. Discuss how Williams has represented the American family and/or the American Dream in the two plays, "Glass Menagerie" and "Streetcar Named Desire."
2. Discuss how memory, delusion, and illusion function in each of the plays in the various characters' lives.
3. How are Blanche and Stella, Stanley and Mitchell different/the same?
4. One critic has said that “The Glass Menagerie” shows a series of contrasts between (a) the dreamer and the doer, (b) the past and the present, (c) fantasy and reality, (d) psychological and physical handicaps, and (e) the desire for escape and the awareness of responsibilities. Choose one or two of these contrasts, and trace the way it is developed in the play.

CREATIVE OPTIONS (this is not to say that the writing options won't be creative, please, dear god, let them be creative!) ~ for these, the "rough draft" will need to be a one paragraph detailed proposal that your peers will be able to review and comment on (these will also need to be approved by me).

1. Write modernized version of one of these plays. This is not to be a line-by-line copy/update, but a new, original play inspired by one of these. It will need to be at least 1200 words.
   
2. The Other Creative Option: Make a YouTube video inspired by the entire play or one of the scenes in either play. You may use animation, still photography, live-action. It can be funny, it MUST reflect serious engagement with the play. It must be at least ten minutes long. You cannot just read the play.