The Western Lit Podcast: Recent Episodes
Robby Prenkert
For my students (online class). Discussing TWHF, the hermeneutics of suspicion vs. the hermeneutics of charity; Orual; Psyche
in which i present an overview of 16-21, muse upon identity and possessive love, and discuss the transition from the "complaint" (pt. 1) to the "amendment" (pt. 2)
A podcast for my GATEWAY TO ENGLISH students in which I discuss the powerful emotional connection I have to the theme of regret in Maxwell's novel
In which I introduce the novel by focusing on the first couple paragraphs; brief comments on Orual's love for Psyche.
In which I wrap up our discussion of Crime and Punishment and look forward briefly to the rest of the semester.
(Songs mentioned in this show)
Love is Bigger than Anything in its Way - U2
Semi-automatic - Twenty-one Pilots
In which I recite the Jesus Creed, explain a few procedural items for the online version of our class going forward, and muse on the confession scene with Sonya, where Raskolnikov articulates his"will to power" theory.
Three things E.B. White does really well in his classic essay. Three things you should emulate in your own writing. A 16 minute podcast.
In which I make some suggestions to my students about reading well.
Reading Promiscuously: https://www.fathommag.com/stories/promiscuous-reading
A PowerPoint for this episode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lWzjPZ6tEAx8Uq5_o9mTWSMcCzb_aw_K/view?usp=sharing
Billy Collins, "Introduction to Poetry": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46712/introduction-to-poetry
The Penelopiad and deconstructing assumptions. Some meandering thoughts inspired by class on 9/28/18. Just another "intertextual" contribution to our unfolding conversation.
In which I follow-up briefly on few exit-ticket observations from class on Day #9 (9/12/18).
In this episode I respond to a few observations and questions you wrote on your exit ticket/quiz from Monday, Sept. 10. 10 minutes.