humanities discussion 9
1.Listen to/Watch Mark Steel’s lecture on Beethoven. Write about ONE SPECIFIC way he uses humor to discuss a serious aspect of/about Beethoven. Does the humor have a point? Once that way is mentioned, it can’t be repeated in an original posting.
2.Fiero writes, “Neoclassical principles of pictorial balance, clarity and restraint gave way to dynamic composition, bold color and vigorous brushwork.” Give an example of a work with this “dynamic composition.” Explain your answer.
3.Listen to/watch “Mothering Monsters: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” by Anne K. Mellor. Write about an aspect of her lecture where she looks at the novel from a feminine perspective? Once an aspect is written, it can’t be repeated in an original posting.
4.Read the selection from Frederick Douglass’ My Bondage and My Freedom in Fiero. As per Fiero, “does moral responsibility alter according to the status of an individual?” Why or why not?
5.Fiero writes “it was among the Western Romantics that the landscape became a major vehicle for the expression of the artist’s moods and emotions.” Pick/discuss a specific applicable work. Once a work is posted, it can’t be repeated in an original post.
6.Read Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind” (Reading 27.2). As per Fiero, “How would you describe the function of color in the poem?” and “What does this poem reveal about the personality of the poet?”
7.Fiero writes “it was among the Western Romantics that the landscape became a major vehicle for the expression of the artist’s moods and emotions.” Pick/discuss a specific applicable work. Once a work is posted, it can’t be repeated in an original post.
8.Look at Edward Hicks’ The Peaceable Kingdom in Fiero. What story does it have to tell? Is there any connection to the time in which in was painted — about 1834 — and what is going on in social/political or cultural history? If so, what?
9.Listen to/watch “Mothering Monsters: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” by Anne K. Mellor. Write about an aspect of her lecture where she looks at the novel from a feminine perspective? Once an aspect is written, it can’t be repeated in an original posting.
10.Fiero writes “The Romantics stressed…the liberation of the senses.” Give an example of literature from our textbook that demonstrated this. Explain your answer. Once a piece of literature is posted, it can’t be repeated in an original posting.
