The Stone Gods: Discussion; Women in Video Games; Wilderness Tips

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Welcome back from our arctic weather...
Today we will conduct our discussion (long overdue) on The Stone Gods.
Jeanette Winterson is a contemporary novelist. She is a lesbian writer who dabbles in science fiction, literary and poetic prose. She was born in Manchester, England, and adopted by Pentecostal parents who brought her up in the nearby mill-town. She attended Oxford, and currently writes for various UK newspapers (she is a journalist, as well as a literary novelist and poet).

Discussion and Socratic Seminar on The Stone Gods (see handout)

Library: Please pick up Wilderness Tips by Margaret Atwood.

Margaret Atwood Interview on Writing

Misogyny in Video Games. Please watch the following videos and read the article "Your Princess Is In Another Castle". Use the source material to write a reflective essay/article on your position regarding this important issue about the misogyny of video games & digital media. You may, like Anita Sarkeesian, film a vlog post or create a Podcast and upload on your blog your own critical review on the topic. [You may work collaboratively on this project!]

Your Princess is in Another Castle (article) - Arthur Chu
Damsel in Distress, Part 1 (video; parts 2 & 3 can be viewed as well...) - Anita Sarkeesian
Women As Reward - Feminist Frequency (video) - Anita Sarkeesian
Not Your Exotic Fantasy - Feminist Frequency (Sexist, Racist Tropes in Video Games, video) - Anita Sarkeesian

HOMEWORK: Due today by the end of the day...Please complete your take-home test for The Stone Gods if you did not do so already due to the weather. Read pages 1-... (first two stories) of Wilderness Tips; bring your books back with you to next class.

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