Meecha Lit with Professor Moreno: Recent Episodes
Lisa Moreno
This episode is meant to give students hints on what to think about while studying A Passage to India by E. M. Forster. It is not a summary and does not give answers. There are a few examples of literary criticism including Postcolonial and Feminist theory. A transcript is available at https://professormorenocom.wordpress.com/
A brief discussion giving examples of Marxist, Feminist, Marxist-Feminist and Freudian literary schools of thought using I Love Lucy, The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, and Passing Strange, by Stew. This is designed to help students generate ideas, not give them answers. A transcript can be found at https://professormorenocom.wordpress.com/
Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain. This lecture is meant to generate ideas, not give answers. It is not a summary of the novel. Sorry, but you're going to have to read it! Transcript is available at https://professormorenocom.wordpress.com/
The purpose of this podcast is to help students generate ideas for formal papers. It is not a summary of the novel. Knowledge of literary schools of thought is helpful. Transcript is available at https://professormorenocom.wordpress.com/
This episode briefly touches upon Emma Bovary's obsessions. Transcript is available at https://professormorenocom.wordpress.com/
This is not a summary of the play, but a series of questions and statements to consider while reading the play. Transcript is available at https://professormorenocom.wordpress.com/
This episode is not intended to be a thorough discussion of archetypes in The Awakening, but meant to help students start thinking about how women are portrayed in the novel. Transcript is available at https://professormorenocom.wordpress.com/