I was just looking at different women's news articles online and came across this one which I thought sort of legitimized the fears of some seniors in the class about posting things online for everyone to see. Obviously the woman that this article discusses has gone way too far in publicizing her life on the internet, but it still leaves the question open, how far CAN you go before personal information becomes "too open" ?

We started the class by listening to Jefferson Airplane's "Go Ask Alice" and signing up for movie discussion groups.  Anne discussed articles she has found online that could be interesting paper topics.  Then we read responses some of us had written online about the differences (or similarities?) between reading a physical book, reading a book online, and listening to an audiobook.  Rachelr and skindeep considered whether reading or watching/listening is a more imaginative activity, since watching or hearing something makes us do "less work."  Aseidman questioned whether it's necessary to do more work.  Anne suggested we might not necessarily work more but contribute more (in terms of interpretation and imagination) when we are only reading a text.

Since we are looking today at the way Alice has been transfered through genres/platforms, I thought it would be interesting to share this:

Although I only viewed  the first twenty minutes (I watched Neco z Alenky instead) of this stage play- filmed for TV- Alice in Wonderland, I did read that the set was designed from John Tenniel's illustrations of Alice in Wonderland:

OK, I have to confess that the two classes I taking with Anne Dalke are starting to blur together.  The content is transgenre, there is lots of analysis of images, and extensive use of Serendip.  The greatest difference between literary kinds and the house of wits is how we use Serendip to record our thoughts.  Our group forums place every student’s thoughts in the context of the class discussion.  Comments are commented upon, linked to, possibly even quoted in papers.  In the other course, a student’s thoughts are placed in a single page, a bit of a blog.  (click here to view my commonplace book)  This makes it much easier to trace the development of a student’s ideas.  Such a feature

while we spoke about reading and listening and what qualifies as reading in class i couldnt help but relate our converstaion to people.

when someone talks to me, there is a vast difference between them talking to me in person and them talking to me on the phone. because when you're spoken to in person, the level of interaction you have with the person is so much more -- intimate? deeper? (i cant find the word)

you get to read the person, you get a glimpse into what theyre thinking and feeling and whats said behind their words. on the phone, its so different, yes, your imagination gets to work better and you have to listen harder but the basic level of interaction that there is is different.