Why Study Literature? by Dr. Thomas Jordan
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- Опубліковано 8 гру 2014
- Faculty Leadership Series
Dr. Thomas Jordan, Assistant Professor of English at UIU takes an in depth look at the importance of studying Literature.
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It's crazy to think that I graduated 5 years ago now as an exercise science major and one of the courses that I remember most is Dr. Jordan's American Literature course. So much that I still have his critique on one of my essays saved and read it often! Dr. Jordan was a once in a lifetime instructor that I'm extremely grateful to have had the pleasure of learning from and definitely brought out the best in me. If I could go back in time I definitely would have thought about majoring in English!
You don’t have to major in English to further your education. You can watch lectures on UA-cam, buy books, rent books, and read scholarly articles. Figure out what you can eliminate throughout your day to find the time to put in the study time and write, write, write.
Watching this in 2018, it's frightening to see how much of his concern about the future of literature courses has come to pass.
I personaly loved this video. It reminded me why I'm at Graduate School and the importance of becoming a Literature professor. I know that the effort this journey involves will be very rewarding.
Thank you, you have just made me realise, that seriously - English literature is for me.
so wonderful to hear. Best of luck to you.
Hi.i am from Pakistan.i wanted M.A.ENGLISH from ur university plz guide me and give me information about admission process. Tnx
Literature class is no cake walk, however is a course that a student can be feed bit by bit in order to become efficient, also depending on that student previous experience in other literature classes and his learning level.
Thanks so much for taking the time to view and comment on this video, Clarence. I think you're right. Part of what makes great literary works so special is the ways
they stay with us and accumulate over time, creating this whole body of thought and feeling we can then carry with us into the world. -Dr Thomas Jordan
I'm also English literature students . n plz guide me how to study .n give tips
Dr. Thomas Jordan has done a fine job...
Some great ideas presented here.
The problem, for me, with this idea that the value of studying literature derives from the sensitivity with which it teaches us to handle real-life narratives, is that one could just skip literature then and study law or politics or sociology directly.
"I realize many of today's television programs don't match up to Shakespeare" -- this guy teaches literature at university. This is the worst defense of literature I've ever heard.
I sensed some sort of virtue signaling when he said a Nigerian woman is her favorite authors.
speaker claims all politics are Marxist politics. nope! and his story about his handicapped sister is a bad choice. how can you study literature and not be able to express the power and feeling of storytelling?? Crash Course Literature is way ahead of this video
Worst presentation ever.
Is one opinion, I thought it was an amazing presentation. ☺
@@klarissa1178 definitely
@@klarissa1178 maybe if he wasn't READING his paper. It is so unnatural to stand up like that and just READ, even the story about his sister, was scripted. AMAZING
Yes, sir! Yes, sir! This preaching you're doing is called literary nonfiction? This is clinical propaganda, dull, whiny, cliche, anti-life, with an inflexible and woke tone. Tritely, you're looking for villains, trying yourself to be a victim as well. Why not count your blessings? Why not highlight what's good? By highlighting good, you indirectly teach what's bad and at the same time teach hope. You're preaching revolutionary bleakness, not empowerment. Even at 19:35 you sound bored of your own voice and talk. At least in the end (in a stunning example of talking from both sides of your mouth) you claim literature is NOT propaganda, but of course you are teaching that it most certainly is. This class should be called An Economic Analysis of Literature: Power and Morality, Contesting Narratives and Preparing for a Life of Antagonism While Dividing the Nation.
23 minutes......this is way too long. I'm not watching it, I had to find another video that is less than 5-10 min.
Probably one of the worst lectures I have heard!
It's bullshit 😲