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Wow! A lot has happened while we read deeper into the book. Today, we continue to talk about some of the wild events that have unfolded in the book Dracula. This week we take a look at the literary lenses of this book mainly both the New Historicist Lense and the Marxist. We will use these lenses to help give us a critical look at why certain decisions were made and understand why some of the characters might have acted in a certain way. Make sure to hear from our “sponsor” at the end of the podcast!

By: Gia Torres, Zoe Zisser, Noor Kreidie, Andrew Bowers, Ida McGrath

In this podcast you will be be listening to the evaluation of the historical lense throughout the book Nineteen eighty-four. As we begin to speak on the lense you begin to see how in depth the time period and the authors mental state that allowed him to write about his experiences and more or less what the future may hold. As we break down certain key points you see how certain historical moments are related to the thoughts and layout of the themes the author held in the sections we have read.

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Partners: Hannah, Kavina, Nile, Gabe, & Mawusse

Title of episode: The Talk Of The Lens

In our second podcast, we took apart the book through four lenses/perspectives: Marxist, Feminists, Phycoanalytics, and New Historics, connecting each lens to one another. through textual evidence, personal thoughts, and real-world connections, we were able to point out the parallel between the book and the ’60s, its power structures, and more importantly: the entanglement with gender and power. Listen in, as we explore and question the book through an insightful discussion.

Pg. 38- Chief Bromden describes her as “machine-like” or the center of power

Pg. 47- How the patients are split up (Chronics, Acutes, Vegetables, etc.)

Episode 2: Literary Lenses

Group Members: Chris Jacobs, Kaleb Harris, Raven Tanpranadi, Tony Nelson, Yasir Thomas

In our second episode, we explained three literary lenses used in the book The Road by Cormac McCarthy, so far. They are Feminist, Marxism, and New Historic lenses. We noticed there is a lack of women within the book and there isn’t much of a social class. The author doesn’t give us any hints as to why things are this way so we took it upon ourselves to point these out and find our own answers.

Book References:

• Page 195, a woman captured by three men (feminist lens)
• Page 57, the mom (mentioned in the first episode)
• Page 185, the dad about to get robbed (marxist lens)

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By Antonia, Elena, and Lily

In this episode, we looked at The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov through the Marxist, feminist, and new historicist lenses. We discussed how even though the people of the book were under a communist structure, their greed is highlighted in the story. This podcast also touches on the ways witches connected to empowerment and liberation from societal restrictions. Lastly, we examined how the context of the author’s life and the critique of Stalinist Russia were reflected in sections of the novel.

List of Evidence: Marxist lens (297), feminist lens (230, 229, 291), new historicist lens (287, 292) “Manuscripts don’t burn” (287)

Not Your Big Brother’s Podcast. Co-Hosts: Elliot, Matalai, Nicco, Sophia, and Amadou Episode: Looking at 1984 (not 1948) through Literary Lenses

In our second episode, we explore the themes and plot of 1984 (by George Orwell) while looking through the Feminist, New Historicist, and Marxist lens.

List of Evidence: Winston disliking most women (10) About the Proles (74) Women working at the Pornosec (131) Fear of the Party and vanishing (169) Subtle sexism from O’Brien (175) Goldstein on Class in Oceania (207)

In episode 2 we talked about all the different lens to view this book from which this book is plentiful of symbolism and talking points considering the time period it was written in, this is the link to the video

“I don’t write to God no more. I write to you”(pg 192)

“Anyhow, I say, The God I been praying and writing to is a man. And act just like all the other men I know Trifiling, Forgitgul, and Lowdown,”(pg 192)

“Shug say, Us each other’s people now, and kiss me”(pg 183) (shugs a woman just context for this quote and the how we talk about her in the book)

Textual Evidence-

“I could not even thank him, for once, when I did, for an especially spectacular peppermint lollipop wrapped in a spray of purple cellophane, he had demanded, ‘What is this thank-you? The lady at the bank thanks me, the cashier at the shop thanks me, the librarian thanks me when I return an overdue book, the overseas operator thanks me as she tries to connect me to Dacca and fails. If I am buried in this country I will be thanked, no doubt, at my funeral.” p.29

“Professor’s wife, responsible and kind, I will care for your child in my home.” p.111

“By my estimate Mrs. Sen should have her driver’s license by December.” p.113

“She refused to let Eliot walk around when she was chopping.” p. 114-115

“For the rest of the days that I am married.. Like a wedding ring, you mean?” p. 117

“She sat, exhausted, on the edge of the bed, where there was now barely room for her. ‘They think I live the life of a queen, Elliot.’ She looked around the blank walls of the room.’They think I press buttons and the house is clean. They think I live in a palace.” p. 125

“You could sweep the attic. You could retouch the paint in the bathroom windowsill…” p.141

“Now he had one, a pretty one, from a suitably high caste, who would soon have a master’s degree.” p.148

In this week of “No Podcast for Old Men”, we continue the discussion of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, this week taking a look at the literary lenses. The text features a journey of a Man and his young child trekking south in a frigid, desolate wasteland, inhabited only by the worst humanity has to offer. In this episode we focus on a new side character that was introduced and his significance. Lastly, we continue our journey on the discussion of presence/absence of God in The Road, the symbolism of fire, and much more on this episode.

As far as off screen deliberations, the group landed on Ely (the character in the book) being the “winner” of this meeting. We also went on to claim that the father is the loser for this meeting.

Podcast: In the Streets
Hosts: Nickell Ceasar, Randy Le, Matthew Nguyen, Bella Walls, Tyshon Wooden
Episode 2: Wise Old Men

In this episode of In The Streets we discuss Ely, the old man they met on the road. We continue to go into depth about how much you have gives you power. After that we discuss the book in modern day terms and what we think happened to cause the apocalypse they are surviving through. Lastly we take a look at the females in this society and discuss what ways women are involved in this new world.

List of Evidence: “What the boy had seen was a charred human infant headless and gutted and blackening on the spit. (198) Widely known how women are treated because it was fear of the wife when she was alive (56) “In the two days’s time they came upon a country where firestorms had passed leaving mile on mile of burn.” (190) You should thank him, you know.” the man said. “I wouldn’t have given you anything.” (173)

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Book: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

James Kry, Sukainah Hasan, Nasir Duppins, & Tristan Mayberry

Podcast Summary:

In this podcast, we’ve discussed skin color. Throughout the book, skin color played a huge part in the book. The first event was Pecola getting judged by a boy named Junior. Junior continues to bully Pecola just because she’s a girl and how “ugly” she was. Another event happened with Pauline. When Pauline moved to another town with her husband, black women judged her for her appearance and the way she talks. Lastly, since black women don’t have a say in what they can do, they find other living things to cater to as an example of choice.

Link to Podcast:

https://youtu.be/0uJK2g3Flyk

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

In this episode, we discussed McMurphy’s change in demeanor, Chief Bromden’s new state of mind, and the disappearance of fog. We also examined the text through 3 literary lenses, a Feminist lens, a New Historicist lens, and a Marxist lens. In the end, we cast our predictions for the end of the book. Come back next week for our final episode!

Pages Referenced: Bromdon (Quotes): 129,130,131,132, 141 McMurphy: 146,147,148,149,159,166,167

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