For the new story I was thinking of doing it on the way that academics gate keep their work with their language and that if someone new came to it, they would be completely baffled, as I have been when learning Post Modernism with Phil last year. Because of this, I'd like to make the animation more adult but keep the same animation style of a kids show, like Mary and Max. In terms of a story I was thinking Simon(the student) decides to get ahead on his work by reading the more advanced books in the library. After bringing them to life with a potion, he is unable to understand what they are going on about because of the language they use, and because they argue or disagree with each other and sort of gang up on him for not knowing their world. Simon ends up being confused, almost overwhelmed because he is not ready for the content contained. Mary (the teacher), knows he isn't ready and already put out the books he would need, ones that he can understand, as because she is a
Dear Oliver,
ReplyDeleteLooking at what you’ve done so far I think what you need are more Library resources and more up to date ones. I’ve made some suggestions for further research below:
The Simpsons, Satire, and American Culture - ebook (you may need to log in using your UCA email address and password.
Understanding popular culture (ebook) - Chapter 2 Commodities and Culture
Postmodernism and Popular Culture - Chapter 10 DIFFERENT, YOUTHFUL, SUBJECTIVITIES TOWARDS A CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY OF YOUTH
Watching with the Simpsons television, parody, and intertextuality - print book
Also, do make use of your electronic journal search. I’ve linked to an example search here so you can see what’s available: "the simpsons" satire animation in particular Reading the Ungraspable Double-Codedness of: The Simpsons (click on the article link in the search and then click the green PDF button to download).
If you need anything else, you can reach me via aday7@uca.ac.uk or email gatewayrochester@uca.ac.uk to arrange a tutorial.
Thanks,
Andrew