Agency and Imagination in the Films of David Lynch: Philosophical Perspectives (Cine-Aesthetics: New Directions in Film and Philosophy)

<p>Agency and Imagination in the Films of David Lynch: Philosophical Perspectives offers a sustained philosophical interpretation of the filmmaker's work in light of classic and contemporary discussions of human agency and the complex relations between our capacity to act and our ability to imagine. With the help of the pathological characters that so often leave their unforgettable mark on Lynch's films, this book reveals several important ways in which human beings fail to achieve fuller embodiments of agency or seek substitute satisfactions in spaces of fantasy. In keeping with Lynch's penchant for unconventional narrative techniques, James D. Reid and Candace R. Craig explore the possibility, scope, and limits of the very idea of agency itself and what it might be like to renounce concepts of agency altogether in the interpretation and depiction of human life. In a series of interlocking readings of eight feature-length films and Twin Peaks: The Return that combine suggestive philosophical analysis with close attention to cinematic detail, Reid and Craig make a convincing case for the importance of David Lynch's work in the philosophical examination of agency, the vagaries of the human imagination, and the relevance of film for the philosophy of human action. Scholars of film studies and philosophy will find this book particularly useful.</p>

Humor & Entertainment

Reid, James D.

Craig, Candace R.

Movies

Lexington Books

Education and Identity in Faulkner's Light in August: This is not my life.

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

<p>With more than 115 pages of copy-ready classroom materials, A Classroom Guide to The Great Gatsby is the first in a series of Craig's Notes guides for teachers of literature. Now a frequent best-seller among teacher guides for literature, the volume includes pre-reading and post-reading activities, essay and project ideas, journal and class-discussion questions, vocabulary, reading quizzes, as well as detailed chapter-by-chapter commentaries on plot, character development, literary devices, and themes. All Craig's Notes guides have been thoughtfully developed by a veteran English Teacher who draws upon her extensive experience engaging students in fruitful conversations about classic works of literature.</p>

A Classroom Guide to The Great Gatsby (Craig's Notes Classroom Guides)

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Words, Language & Grammar

A Classroom Guide to Orwell's 1984 marks the second in a series of Craig's Notes classroom guides for teachers of literature. Each volume includes pre-reading and post-reading activities, essay and project ideas, lessons on literary devices, journal questions, reading and discussion questions, vocabulary learning and assessment exercises, and novel tests. Each guide has been thoughtfully developed by a veteran English Teacher who has taught literature at the secondary level for more than a decade, and draws upon her extensive experience engaging students in fruitful conversations about classic works of literature.

A Classroom Guide to Orwell's 1984 (Craig's Notes Classroom Guides)

This classroom guide to Ralph Waldo Emerson is the third in a growing series of Craig's Notes Classroom Guides for teachers of literature. The Emerson guide is a bit different from the others, however. To begin, it is the first of three unique guides devoted to the American Transcendentalists. The Emerson guide is an outgrowth of a collaboration between Candace R. Craig and James D. Reid, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. Reid's scholarly work includes publications on Kant in world-class journals, such as The Kantian Review and The Review of Metaphysics. He is also co-editor and essay contributor for Thoreau's Importance for Philosophy (Fordham). His second book, Being Here Is Glorious: On Rilke, Poetry, and Philosophy, which includes a philosophical interpretation and fresh translation of the Duino Elegies, is forthcoming with Northwestern University Press (July 2015). Reid has written substantial introductions to each of the three works presented in this guide: Nature, the "Divinity School Address," & "Self-Reliance." He has also contributed some of his own ideas for advanced-level essay prompts and college-level class discussion questions. The Emerson guide is thus a cohesive amalgamation of the expertise of a serious scholar and a veteran teacher of high-school English. The first section of the guide contains pre-reading activities and two substantial introductions. The subsequent three sections take a chronological approach, beginning with Nature, followed by the "Divinity School Address" and culminating in "Self-Reliance." Each of these sections contains a helpful introduction (Reid), followed by a combination of classroom activities, tests, quizzes, writing activities, etc., focusing on everything from vocabulary to basic comprehension to rhetorical and literary devices to essay assignments, and more. The final section of the guide contains culminating activities that challenge students to practice their writing and critical thinking skills by synthesizing and drawing connections between each of the three Emerson texts and the spiritual or intellectual descendants of Emerson's legacy (i.e., Thoreau, Whitman, Frost, Stevens, Dillard, and recent sojourners seeking to experience deeper meaning and self-knowledge through their correspondence with nature). The final pages include lists of project ideas, research topics, and advanced essay prompts.

A Classroom Guide to Ralph Waldo Emerson: Nature, The Divinity School Address & Self-Reliance (Craig's Notes Classroom Guides)

There are plenty of cheaper Mockingbird guides out there; so why choose this one? (1) It's substantial, with more than 250 pages filled with all of the features that make Craig’s guides thorough, practical, and insightful: chapter summaries, commentary, and ready-to-copy exploratory questions, quizzes, tests, vocabulary, literary activities, projects and writing ideas, research, and much more. (2) It contains a play adaptation of the trial scenes, with intervening critical thinking questions students can use to lead the class in presentations and interpretive discussions. (3) It was published in August of 2015, and that means it includes activities that incorporate Lee’s second novel, Go Set a Watchman, and recent events across the United States, from Ferguson, Missouri to Charleston, South Carolina and New York City. With Craig's guide, teachers will have even more reason to taut Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel for being as relevant today as it was in the years immediately following its publication in 1960.

A Classroom Guide to To Kill a Mockingbird (Craig's Notes Classroom Guides)

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