Short Take, Carmilla
300 words minimum of commentary, to be read aloud in class. You may use critical sources, but it is not required.
Select 2 passages from Carmilla that you find interesting. Apply one or more of the Theory Frameworks to the 2 passages. In class, you will read each passage aloud, followed by your sharing your written commentary on it (you can talk the latter or read aloud from your prepared text).
Advice on analysis, here and elsewhere: don't fear the mixture and contradiction you may find in the text. Literary and cultural texts often register ambivalences, tensions and anxieties. "And yet," "at the same time, however," and similar lead-ins are useful turns that allow you to speak to layers and complexities that may connect with a range of literary and historical issues. Such moves make for interesting work.
Advice on analysis, here and elsewhere: don't fear the mixture and contradiction you may find in the text. Literary and cultural texts often register ambivalences, tensions and anxieties. "And yet," "at the same time, however," and similar lead-ins are useful turns that allow you to speak to layers and complexities that may connect with a range of literary and historical issues. Such moves make for interesting work.
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