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- The History of Comics – Episode 36 RepostLike modern cinema, fashion, and literature, the 1920s also gave birth to today’s riveting topic: comics.--https://the-artifice.com/history-of-comics/--Our Show: relevanceofliterature.comViewer survey: https://forms.gle/TBEbdb8nfMjbpmpM7Want to support us? Visit patreon.com/relevanceofliteratureQuestions or ideas? Email us at [email protected]or reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook (@DidionIn, facebook.me/DidionIn)Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net11 min
- Why We Don’t Talk About Memoir – Episode 108Today we're tackling the memoir and reflecting on what makes a good reader. Enjoy!--Our Show: relevanceofliterature.comMusic: Chad CrouchViewer survey: https://forms.gle/TBEbdb8nfMjbpmpM7Want to support us? Visit patreon.com/relevanceofliteratureQuestions or ideas? Email us at [email protected]or reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook (@DidionIn, facebook.me/DidionIn)Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net10 min
- Discovering Apu – Episode 107We need to have a discussion about Apu. (Three years late is better than never).Note: I accidentally said Southeast Asian instead of South Asian in the episode. Apologies for the slip-up!--The Apu Trilogy on Criterion: https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/1145-the-apu-trilogyBibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibhutibhushan_BandyopadhyayApu’s Retirement: https://www.polygon.com/tv/2020/1/17/21070431/simpsons-apu-hank-azaria-retiring-voice-foxThe Problem with Apu: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_problem_with_apuAmanda Wallace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNuyDZevKrUJimmy Wong’s Response to Amanda Wallace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zulEMWj3sVAChun, Elaine W. “The Meaning of Ching-Chong.” Raciolinguistics, Mar. 2016, pp. 81–96., doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190625696.003.0005.Davé, Shilpa. “Apu’s Brown Voice: Cultural Inflection and South Asian Accents.” East Main Street: Asian American Popular Culture. New York: New York UP, 2005. Print.Goffman, Erving. Frame Analysis : An Essay on the Organization of Experience. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard UP, 1974. Print.Magat, Margaret. "From Rebounds to Three-pointers: Linsanity, Racial Insults, and Stereotypes in Flux." Journal of American Folklore 128.510 (2015): 438-448. Web.--Our Show: relevanceofliterature.comViewer survey: https://forms.gle/TBEbdb8nfMjbpmpM7Want to support us? Visit patreon.com/relevanceofliteratureQuestions or ideas? Email us at [email protected]or reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook (@DidionIn, facebook.me/DidionIn)Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net16 min
- DFW12 “Infinite Jest” (461-503) #ThursdayswithDFW – Episode 106A highly visual, auditory, and informative section of IJ today. The AFR is deadly. RIP Lucien.Correction from DFW11: Footnote 304 explains that members of the AFR were injured as adolescents playing games of chicken on the train tracks. (I mention erroneously in the episode that members of the AFR gets their legs run over as a right of passage.)--Open Survey: https://forms.gle/zSV7uQexiUk8SWfR8What book is this? https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jestTerminology for this chapter: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest-1About DFW: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/09/the-unfinished.pdf of the Novel (page numbers different): https://raisuman123.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/david-foster-wallace-infinite-jest-v2-0.pdfComments or questions? Leave them here: www.relevanceofliterature.com/reading-lists/comments-and-questions-for-infinite-jest-1Our website: www.relevanceofliterature.com/39 min
- Beckett and Brecht – Episode 105An overview of my two favorite playwrights, Samuel Beckett and Bertolt Brecht.--Episode on The Road: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2020/03/24/the-road-by-cormac-mccarthy-episode-97/Beckett Biography: https://www.biography.com/writer/samuel-beckettIndependent: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/samuel-beckett-a-gloom-of-his-own-419729.htmlBeckett’s Works: https://www.biblio.com/samuel-beckett/author/687--Brecht Biography: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bertolt-BrechtPoetry Foundation: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/bertolt-brechtEpic Theatre Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_theatre#Techniques--Our Show: relevanceofliterature.comViewer survey: https://forms.gle/TBEbdb8nfMjbpmpM7Want to support us? Visit patreon.com/relevanceofliteratureQuestions or ideas? Email us at [email protected]or reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook (@DidionIn, facebook.me/DidionIn)Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net10 min
- Productivity – Episode 104My obsession with productivity, and how I've dealt with the issue of productivity through minimalism, organization, and in regards to podcasting and literature.The Minimalists: https://www.theminimalists.com/Matt D'Avella: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ24N4O0bP7LGLBDvye7oCAMinimalism and Stress: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2020/01/26/minimalism-and-stress-episode-82/Minimalism for Book Lovers: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/05/19/minimalism-for-book-lovers-episode-42/--Host: Mackenzie GentzWebsite: relevanceofliterature.comWant to support us? Visit patreon.com/relevanceofliteratureQuestions or ideas? Email us at [email protected]or reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook (@DidionIn, facebook.me/DidionIn)Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net19 min
- DFW11 “Infinite Jest” (418-461) #ThursdayswithDFW – Episode 103A discussion of the general themes of ability/disability and cleanliness to help us continue through this intermediary point in the text.Correction: Footnote 304 explains that members of the AFR were injured as adolescents playing games of chicken on the train tracks. (I mention erroneously in the episode that members of the AFR gets their legs run over as a right of passage.)--Open Survey: https://forms.gle/zSV7uQexiUk8SWfR8What book is this? https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jestTerminology for this chapter: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest-1About DFW: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/09/the-unfinished.pdf of the Novel (page numbers different): https://raisuman123.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/david-foster-wallace-infinite-jest-v2-0.pdfComments or questions? Leave them here: www.relevanceofliterature.com/reading-lists/comments-and-questions-for-infinite-jest-1Our website: www.relevanceofliterature.com/48 min
- Our Intensive Language Course ft. Rafael from Poland (2/2) – Episode 102The real highlights, difficulties, and truth behind intensive language learning. Thank you to guest Rafael for spending the afternoon with the recorder !!Part 1: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/11/04/language-learning-in-the-modern-world-ft-rafael-from-poland-1-2-episode-67/--A Polaroid Guy in a Snapchat World: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/07/08/a-polaroid-guy-in-a-snapchat-world-by-david-spade-episode-48/My First Novel auf Deutsch: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/07/15/my-first-novel-auf-deutsch-episode-49/"Run River" by Joan Didion: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/07/22/run-river-by-joan-didion-episode-50/A Story About Jews in Germany: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/07/29/a-story-about-jews-in-germany-episode-51/Intensive Language Learning: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/08/05/intensive-language-learning-episode-53/--Our Show: relevanceofliterature.comViewer survey: https://forms.gle/TBEbdb8nfMjbpmpM7Want to support us? Visit patreon.com/relevanceofliteratureQuestions or ideas? Email us at [email protected]or reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook (@DidionIn, facebook.me/DidionIn)Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net12 min
- DFW10 “Infinite Jest” (380-418) #ThursdayswithDFW – Epiosde 101LYLE.IJ Wiki page-by-page: https://infinitejest.wallacewiki.com/david-foster-wallace/index.php?title=Infinite_Jest_Page_by_PageGerman Gothic Episode: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2020/03/18/fraktur-episode-95/--Open Survey: https://forms.gle/zSV7uQexiUk8SWfR8What book is this? https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jestTerminology for this chapter: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest-1About DFW: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/09/the-unfinished.pdf of the Novel (page numbers different): https://raisuman123.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/david-foster-wallace-infinite-jest-v2-0.pdfComments or questions? Leave them here: www.relevanceofliterature.com/reading-lists/comments-and-questions-for-infinite-jest-1Our website: www.relevanceofliterature.com/33 min
- Baking With My Brother – Episode 100My brother and I meet you all in the kitchen for today's episode. Tune in for chats about humidity and Italy.Joshua Weissman Fudgey Brownie Cookies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_QBXHbGhWc&t=1sJoshua Weissman Chocolate Chip Cookies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyuec0PPz68&t=198sHumidification and Bread: https://www.polygongroup.com/en-US/blog/the-importance-of-humidity-control-in-bakeries/--Our Show: relevanceofliterature.comViewer survey: https://forms.gle/TBEbdb8nfMjbpmpM7Want to support us? Visit patreon.com/relevanceofliteratureQuestions or ideas? Email us at [email protected]or reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook (@DidionIn, facebook.me/DidionIn)Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net21 min
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A podcast that underscores the relevancy of literature in the 21st Century through analysis and discussion.