So is this a Bluebeard story or isn’t it? ????Add a post to the forum below providing your thoughts on whether Oyemi’s redition of “Fitcher’s Bird” from her novel Mr. Fox counts as a variant of that tale and why or why not? You might discuss the tropes or plot elements that Oyeyemi’s story shares/doesn’t … Read more
In previous weeks, we’ve looked at several modern adaptations of fairy tales. Some of them stick relatively close to the original story; some take a few more liberties and insert some significant changes. Let’s push the limits a bit and examine a variation on the Bluebeard story that really stretches how we classify stories and … Read more
This week’s focus is on analyzing a case study: The NUMMI case study shows how two companies, Toyota and GM, build a joint venture and an example of trying to create organizational change – the resistance, the successes, the failures. Go to https://www.thisamericanlife.org/561/nummi-2015 It is a podcast which is 64 minutes (but in 3 parts). You … Read more
Now that we’ve read a few examples of Little Red Riding Hood in the European tradition, let’s take a look at a tale from Mozambique. The story of Motikatika may be one that you are not familiar with, but you’ll likely find elements of various folktales and fables that you know and love. Researcher Alan … Read more
Self-disclosure/Depth of reflection Response demonstrates an in-depth reflection on, and personalization of, the theories, concepts, and/or strategies presented in the course materials to date. Viewpoints and interpretations are insightful and well supported. Clear, detailed examples are provided, as applicable. Demonstrates an open, non-defensive ability to self-appraise, discussing both growth and frustrations as they related to … Read more
Business Ethics RReflection Paper – Parable of Sadhu Projects Content Read the Parable of Sadhu and then write a reflection paper. Your paper should include an introduction, a summary of the passage, your thoughts on the passage, and a clear conclusion. A reference page should also be included. Please remember to be mindful of … Read more
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd2CYPdYwcY&t=3s&ab_channel=IT%27SHISTORY As we discussed in the previous lesson, some of the oldest variants of the Cinderella story originate in China. One of these is the legend surrounding the life of a Chinese woman named Ye Xian, who is believed to have lived in the third century CE. The folktale that recounts her story was … Read more
LINK (1997) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ1ehfpyfYY&ab_channel=m87u03r22 LINK (2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUB-lLoULvM&ab_channel=ZafnikaFantasia Perhaps not surprisingly, the MacGuffin-ness of the prince seems to be one of the features of the Cinderella story that doesn’t really fly anymore. Most contemporary adaptations of the tale give the prince’s character significantly more attention. For example, in the 1950s, Rodgers and Hammerstein created a musical … Read more
In an article for NPR, Linda Holmes inquires into the essence of the Cinderella story. Though I have to preemptively apologize to any Hilary Duff fans out there (because Holmes seems to be specifically and very pointedly mad at A Cinderella Story), this article is a very useful read for us, since Holmes examines both the … Read more
When the Grimm brothers resurrected the genre in the mid-1800s, fairy tales and folktales had been mostly ignored by the literary establishment for the previous century. But, as we learned in our discussion of “The White Cat,” the Grimms were not the first ones in history to recognize both the literary merit and the potential power of … Read more