Discussion Post


Discussion Post 1:

Today in class we discussed the philosophical and poetic quality of Tagore’s prose, and the distinctive style and form of this political allegory. For your discussion post assignment this week, pull a passage from Home and the World that interests you for its philosophical and/or poetic content. Type up the passage (or an excerpt of the passage if it is particularly long) into your discussion post, with a page number citation. Then write a1-2 paragraph analysis of the passage. This can be a close reading, where you analyze the literary devices used in the passage, it can be a discussion of a theme you see developing in the novel, it can be an interpretation of the meaning of the passage, or a contention you have with the philosophical point of view, etc. 



Discussion Post 2:
In response to reading chapters 1-3 in Benedict Anderson’s Imagined Communities, In 1-2 paragraphs, discuss 1.) what you believe to be some of the key points of the reading, and 2) what you found most interesting or thought-provoking about the reading

Discussion Post 3:
Please draft a thoughtful 1-2 paragraph response to Tagore’s letter to Gandhi, in the form of a letter (adressed to Tagore but from yourself writing in this historical moment). Please also include one citation from the letter that you would like to unpack or address (perhaps agree with or take issue with or draw a parallel with our contemporary moment, etc.).

Discussion Post 4:
For Thursday this week please watch the first 12 minutes of this documentary on Mrs. Dalloway (from a BBC series “The Secret Life of Books): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6qgvpc

Please also post a 1-2 paragraph post on the discussion board outlining what you see to be some of the key points from this excerpt, as well as what you found particularly interesting about the documentary so far.




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