BA Year 3 English Literary and Cultural Studies
Module 2:
The Statue of Liberty and the American Dream
The Statue of Liberty and the American Dream
Last week we met synchronously in the classroom to discuss a range of figurative uses of language, focusing on the relationship between literal and conceptual or symbolic forms of communication. This week, your learning will be located online as you apply your understanding of different modes of communication to the relationship between the highly symbolic national monument, the Statue of Liberty, and the concept of the American Dream. You will be analyzing the symbolic meanings conveyed by digital images of the Statue of Liberty: digitized photographs and the Virtual Field Trip provided by the National Parks Service. You will place those symbolic meanings in relationship with Emma Lazarus' poem, "The New Colossus," which appears on the pedestal of the statue. Symbolic elements that are shared by the poem and the statue will give us much to discuss in the class discussion forum as well as in your blog post for this week. Think carefully about what you blog because you will be producing material for inclusion in the digital newsletter that forms the summative assessment for the unit. This week you will also begin to plan the class newsletter: determining your objectives, assigning and coordinating tasks, and formulating a schedule for the project.
Download the Unit Syllabus HERE for further details with which to place the present module in the context of the Unit as a whole. Note that the technology skills and tools required to complete this module are specified in the Unit syllabus. Any issues relating to technology (skills or tools) should be addressed to the University Computing Service.
Download the Unit Syllabus HERE for further details with which to place the present module in the context of the Unit as a whole. Note that the technology skills and tools required to complete this module are specified in the Unit syllabus. Any issues relating to technology (skills or tools) should be addressed to the University Computing Service.