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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s homme épuisé: usurping the “madwoman” in Tender is the Night (1934) [2022]
No full textNineteenth-century women writers commonly use themes of entrapment and madness in what are now classified as gothic novels. In texts such as Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, and The Yellow Wallpaper, confinement and madness are synchronous in developing the figure of “the madwoman.” These texts were written during a time when it was uncommon for female writers to seek publication, and many used pseudonyms to get their works published or to be taken seriously by critics. The “madwoman” emerged as a powerful trope to articulate what writing under a patriarchal system feels like. That is to say, confinement scenarios resulting from female characters’ reputed “madness” parallel the authors’ own sense of entrapment writing under a patriarchal system. While this was a common move associated with texts now classified as “Female Gothic,” in this thesis I argue that we can identify and theorize author’s incorporation of the “madwoman” in non-gothic texts as well. Ultimately, close analysis of the figure of the “madwoman” and the host of issues and ideas this character introduces provides an opportunity to highlight issues of intersectionality regarding sexuality, gender roles, and mental illness.
The madwoman trope provides a means for female writers to express feelings of confinement in a profession run by men. Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar officially coined the “madwoman” trope in the 1970s in their influential study, The Madwoman in the Attic. Although the “madwoman” is primarily encountered in 19th-century gothic texts, it can be traced in literary works prior to the 19th century through to the present day. But while this figure is typically encountered in proto-feministic texts penned by women, I argue that male writers strategically Hill 4 employ it as well in order to foster anti-feminist sentiment. My research is based on F. Scott Fitzgerald and his famous novel Tender is the Night; more specifically, the ways in which Fitzgerald deploys the madwoman trope to garner sympathy for his unfaithful male lead
Two-Sentence Horror Story - Secor
Get PDFLibrary Literary Contest Fall 2022: “Two-Sentence Horror Story”
Entrants were invited to submit a two-sentence horror story for this contest.https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/librarystudentworks/1004/thumbnail.jp
“I live a model life, now I’m ready to be a top wife”: Stereotypical Representations of Black Women in Reality Television
Get PDFStereotypical representations of Black women have endured throughout various forms of media for decades, with one of the most recent platforms being reality television programming. The theory of encoding and decoding posit dominant stereotypes are key in television encoding. Using critical discourse analysis, this paper demonstrates that the dominant ideologies in the eleventh season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta are social class norms and negative depictions of Black women. I present evidence that RHOA continues to reinforce upper-class ideologies while perpetuating the Jezebel, Sapphire and the Strong Black woman stereotypes. I also identify a correlation with the strong Black woman and the Sapphire stereotype which ultimately calls for more attention to mental health support to Black women who are faced with very difficult situations and have never learnt healthy ways of expressing emotion. With Black women being the highest consumers of Black reality television, the constant hypersexualization, hyperaggression, and self-sacrificing representations of Black women often endorses stereotypes consistent with these representations while upper middle-class ideologies often lead to the implicit denials of social injustices that are as a result of class distinctions
Mental Health and Wellness
Get PDFThe topic I chose for one of my lessons in COR 101 was Mental Health and Wellness. During the first class, we asked the students what topics they wanted to learn about throughout the semester and mental health and different parts of mental health were on many of their lists. I started off with a short video as a mental reset and to get students relaxed before the rest of my lesson. I listed and talked about resources available to students at SUNY Cortland, locally, and nationally which was provided through the power point and on a print-out sheet for them. I also discussed strategies and ways to manage mental health, how to deal with stress during midterms week, which is when I completed my lesson, how social media can impact mental health, and ways to use social media in a positive way. We finished with a Kahoot to wrap up and review what they had learned during the presentation.https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/corslides/1004/thumbnail.jp
Importance of Sleep
Get PDFMy topic is importance of sleep. As college students, our sleeping routine is not being emphasized a lot and most college students spend their nights either doing homework, having an all-nighter, going out and so on. we tend to face the effect of not having a good night sleep the following day. People tend to get drained, irritable and sleepy all day and wonder why this is happening. it the effects of having less than eight hours of sleep. I choose this topic to bring more light and emphasis on having a good, health sleep routine.https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/corslides/1005/thumbnail.jp
Self Advocating & Mental Health
Get PDFIn this PowerPoint, I highlight the techniques used in my lesson on mental health awareness and self advocacy.https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/corslides/1024/thumbnail.jp
Making Mental Health A Priority
Get PDFThis presentation discusses how to navigate mental health while transitioning to college. It also provides insight for students to help improve their mental health.https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/corslides/1038/thumbnail.jp
The Ups and Downs of Mental Health
Get PDFMany students on college campuses struggle with their mental health, and although there has been light shed on the issue, it\u27s still considered overlooked. On my first day of facilitating COR 101, I noticed that many of my students have struggled in the past or are currently struggling with their health, so I thought it would be a good way to connect with them if I speak about my experience with mental health at SUNY Cortland.https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/corslides/1039/thumbnail.jp
Impact of movement breaks on student focus
Get PDFThis action research study focused on the impacts that movement breaks had on student focus during math lessons. This was a mixed-methods study with data collection occurring over a time period of three weeks while in a third grade classroom. Students were given 60-180 second movement breaks during math lessons over the course of the study. Movement breaks were classified in this study as any activity that required movement of one or more parts of the body. Data was collected in the form of observational analysis as well as through the use of student surveys. The findings of this study display an increase in student engagement and focus after implementation occurred. This was seen through a decrease in verbal reminders given to students on an individual basis as well as the whole group. It was also seen through student responses given on surveys. This paper will offer insight into how to effectively implement movement breaks during lessons in order to increase student focus
A History of Ecofeminist: Socialist Resistance to Eco-crisis in India
Get PDFThis article traces the history of women\u27s environmental activism in India after independence. The earliest organizing efforts came from women from indigenous communities who wanted to collectively push back against government and private encroachments into communal lands. From the 1970s to the late 1980s, ecofeminism became a dominant paradigm to analyze and respond to environmental issues globally. Indian feminists adapted the model to analyzing ecological issues locally while also pushing back against its essentialism and its blindness to social and economic inequities. Indian eco(feminist) socialists demanded a centering of the voices of the most vulnerable communities in environmental movements. In the 1990s, the economic liberalization of India slowed the energy of women organizing around ecological issues. Even as the country became increasingly polluted and prone to disasters related to climate change, there was very little public discussion on ecological justice, in fact, middle-class environmentalism began to dominate the public space. Today, there is an urgent need for an ecological paradigm that centers social justice, in other words, a revival of an environmentalism of the poor. The alternative is an unsustainable, unlivable world