im_thedoctor (im_thedoctor) wrote in valarnet, @ 2015-01-16 19:29:00 |
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Entry tags: | clara oswald, eleventh doctor, martha jones, rose tyler, tenth doctor |
School's kicking right into gear, which is great, already seems to be flying by. A student, today, asked me why we never read what scholars would call 'bad' literature; which, of course, I at first thought of as a ridiculous question. Then it occurred to me, if we're to study literature, the depths of it, why wouldn't a class touch on the very foundations of all literature: what makes good literature good, bad literature bad, and the classics so classical? And then, of course, I began to think out even further--should I begin to implement new forms of literature: comic books, graphic novels, even twitter-based novellas. One student even mentioned FanFiction, which apparently is a form of fiction written on blog-type forums, featuring a particular 'fandom's' favorite characters. Fascinating to me, and regardless of the legal ramifications of such a thing, it is interesting.
So, I'm coming to all of you on the Network; if you were so inclined as to join a literary class in college, major or not, would you be interested in the idea of approaching literature from all angles? The good, the bad, the new, and the weird? I always encourage my students to read, so I'd love for them to read anything; granted, there are things I find so horrifically written that I'd detest reading them, but some people might enjoy them and I should never discourage reading.
I'd just be curious as to how you all thought of such an approach.