Tag: television

New Tutorial: Researching Film and Television

The MLA Bibliography is pleased to announce a new tutorial in our video tutorial series on searching the MLA Bibliography: “Researching Film and Television in the MLA International Bibliography.” Discover strategies for researching international film, television, and radio in the MLA Bibliography, from approaches to beginning research to more advanced strategies.

You can find all our tutorials on the Tutorials tab above, on our YouTube playlist page, or on our website.

Please feel free to link to our tutorials, embed them in your syllabus or LibGuides, and share them with anyone who might find them useful. Happy searching!

Canterbury Tales and “Game of Thrones”

In this short video, Brantley Bryant, associate professor of medieval literature at Sonoma State University, shares what he and others in his field see of the Canterbury Tales, Le Morte d’Arthur and Beowulf in HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” Spoiler alert: If you haven’t watched the first three seasons, you will learn what happens to certain characters.


What does a medieval literature scholar read into ‘Game of Thrones?’ | Art Beat | PBS NewsHour
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The land of Westeros may seem far off for fans of “Game of Thrones,” but as season four of HBO’s show successful is gearing up to start on Sunday, Art Beat learned it may not be as distant as one might think.

In this short video, Brantley Bryant, associate professor of medieval literature at Sonoma State University, shares what he and others in his field see of the Canterbury Tales, Le Morte d’Arthur and Beowulf in HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” Spoiler alert: If you haven’t watched the first three seasons, you will learn what happens to certain characters.


What does a medieval literature scholar read into ‘Game of Thrones?’ | Art Beat | PBS NewsHour
www.pbs.org
The land of Westeros may seem far off for fans of “Game of Thrones,” but as season four of HBO’s show successful is gearing up to start on Sunday, Art Beat learned it may not be as distant as one might think.

Teaching Tuesday: Using TV Tropes Wiki…

Teaching Tuesday: Using TV Tropes Wiki

Ashley Squires of the Digital Writing & Research Lab, University of Texas shares an assignment that uses the TV Tropes Wiki to teach literary devices across media and genre. She used this originally in a course on Literature and Religion.

Teaching Tuesday will be away on vacation next week but will return refreshed on Aug. 27.


Using TV Tropes to Teach Narrative Devices | DWRL Lesson Plans
lessonplans.dwrl.utexas.edu
Incorporating TV Tropes (a wiki that catalogues narrative devices used across a variety of media) into your discussion of literary devices and encouraging students to talk about how narrative techniques across different genres …

Teaching Tuesday: Using TV Tropes Wiki

Ashley Squires of the Digital Writing & Research Lab, University of Texas shares an assignment that uses the TV Tropes Wiki to teach literary devices across media and genre. She used this originally in a course on Literature and Religion.

Teaching Tuesday will be away on vacation next week but will return refreshed on Aug. 27.


Using TV Tropes to Teach Narrative Devices | DWRL Lesson Plans
lessonplans.dwrl.utexas.edu
Incorporating TV Tropes (a wiki that catalogues narrative devices used across a variety of media) into your discussion of literary devices and encouraging students to talk about how narrative techniques across different genres …