Hi everyone! I have really enjoyed learning and exploring with all of you. Here  is my final presentation. Below you will find YouTube links to the three parts of my narrated PowerPoint presentation. If you care to have a clearer…

I’m going to post this as an attachment as well, so please don’t feel overwhelmed by the passage below. I’m very interested in how the body has a much larger social meaning in terms of politics and gender, so I…

The Victorian era was an interesting age, according to Gange, due to the vast contrasts and oppositions portrayed through the social and cultural norms. Gange emphasizes the differences between societal expectations then to how they’ve progressed now. For example, “Where…

There is a new consciousness evolving on college campuses, as students are becoming more aware of the ramifications and effects of colonialism—what Britain’s imperialism precipitated. The consequences from her global involvement are still evident today. I think that the Victorian…

Hi! Our final reading post was due last night, so almost everything in the Honors portion of the class is now complete. I’ve learned so much, and hope you’ve enjoyed sharing this topic with me. 🙂 Only the final paper/project…

Gange’s interpretation of Victorian nostalgia and “downfall,” as well as his interpretations of other historians’ theses, is interesting. Gange draws from Martin Weiner who suggests that, in part, as the Victorians began to see their world negatively, there was a…

Hi! We are nearing the end of the Honors portion of your class. The review of Hugo was due last night, and this week we finish reading The Victorians. So far only one student has contacted me with their idea…

This wonderful video from Crash Course gives a comprehensive overview of George Méliès life and describes many of the techniques he used in the making of his films. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8is28gAOTc. I watched this video last week prior to viewing both Hugo…

There are several themes in Hugo that I would like to discuss. One of the most interesting is the man/ machine divide. There are several instances of this in the film. The automaton has a human shape, and I don’t…

Hello Honors Students, Arabella of Mars was due last night – thank you, Kaitlin and Gabriela for doing it on time and writing such thought-provoking posts! We do need to talk a little more about why the Victorian era is…