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Courtney Floyd's Spring 2018 Introduction to Fiction students discuss archetypes and why authors use and challenge them as they explore folk and fairy tales and the elements of fiction. New episodes every Thursday and Saturday, staring April 12.

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    Episode 24 (Part Three) – Write Yourself into the Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2018


    Listen to a selection of my Spring 2018 Introduction to Fiction students write themselves* into fairytales. *Students were also given permission to create entirely fictional protagonists.

    Episode 24 (Part Four) – Write Yourself into the Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018


    Listen to a selection of my Spring 2018 Introduction to Fiction students write themselves* into fairytales. *Students were also given permission to create entirely fictional protagonists.

    Episode 24 (Part Two) – Write Yourself into the Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018


    Listen to a selection of my Spring 2018 Introduction to Fiction students write themselves* into fairytales. *Students were also given permission to create entirely fictional protagonists.

    Episode 24 (Part One) – Write Yourself into the Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2018


    Listen to a selection of my Spring 2018 Introduction to Fiction students write themselves* into fairytales. *Students were also given permission to create entirely fictional protagonists.  

    Episode 23 (Part Four) – Wrapping Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018


    In this episode, my Spring 2018 Intro to Fiction students continue to reflect on the term.

    Episode 23 (Part Three) – Wrapping Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018


    In this episode, my Spring 2018 Intro to Fiction students continue to reflect on the term.

    Episode 23 (Part Two) – Wrapping Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018


    In this episode, my Spring 2018 Intro to Fiction students continue to reflect on the term.

    Episode 23 (Part One) – Wrapping Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018


    In this episode, students look back on the course and what they’ve learned.

    Episode 22 – Reconceiving Blue Beard

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018


    Episode 21 – Reconfiguring Bearskin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018


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    Episode 20 – Rapunzel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018


    Things got a bit out of order around here, as they are wont to do at midterms, and we had a Rapunzel Re-telling before our actual Rapunzel Archetypes episode. Here to save the day and set things right are Group 8, with their discussion of “Rapunzel.”

    Episode 19 – King Thrushbeard

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018


      In today’s episode, Group 7 discusses “King Thrushbeard.”  

    Episode 18 – Reimagining Rapunzel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2018


      Anarchy Episode 6: Rapunzel Introductions: Austin, Alex, Michael Overview: Michael: Barbie animated dvd : 2002 I chose to analyze the retelling of Rapunzel called Barbie as Rapunzel because my daughters told me I had to. This is a direct to dvd computer animated fairytale made in 2002 by Mainframe and Mattel entertainment. It is […]

    Episode 17 – Retelling One Thousand and One Nights

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2018


    Script Introductions Overview of retellings Mackenzie: 1001 Rabbit Tales Michael: Alladin Shannon: Sinbad Julia: Aladdin and The King of Thieves Discussion of archetypes Mackenzie’s analysis Michael’s analysis Shannon’s analysis:   Archetypes   Mackenzie: In the story of 1001 nights, Shahrazad is definitely a hero archetype. She realizes all the horrible things that are happening to […]

    Episode 16 – The Tale of the Fisherman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2018


      In this episode, group 4 discusses “The Tale of the Fisherman” from One Thousand and One Nights.

    Episode 15 – One Thousand and One Nights

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2018


      In this archetypes episode, group 3 talks the One Thousand and One Nights frame tale.

    Episode 14 – Revising The Little Mermaid

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2018


    In this anarchy episode, Group 2 chats about retellings of “The Little Mermaid.”

    Episode 13 – Rethinking The Little Mermaid

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2018


    In this anarchy episode, Group 1 discusses re-tellings of The Little Mermaid

    Episode 12 – The Little Mermaid

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018


    THE LITTLE MERMAID, HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (no tale type because, as we discussed in class, this isn’t technically a fairy tale) Hi, I’m Shay, I’m Maddy, and I’m Danny. This is group 10 and we are performing our Archetype episode on “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen. “The Little Mermaid” was published in 1837 […]

    Episode 11 – The Lady of Gollerus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018


    Primary Tasks: Oral and Publishing History- Spencer Green Cultural and Historical Contexts- Reid Dolyniuk Major Archetypes- Zach Schrage   Introductions: Zach Schrage Reid Dolyniuk Spencer Green   Story Info: Publishing and Oral History: “The Lady of Gollerus” is an Irish tale from Thomas Crofton Croker book, Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland, […]

    Episode 10 – Remixing Little Red Riding Hood

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2018


    In this episode, Group 8 chats Little Red Riding Hood retellings in TV and film. Little Red Riding Hood Oxford Dictionary Doted A combination of… To be silly, deranged, or out of one’s wits; to act or talk foolishly or stupidly. To be weak-minded from old age; to have the intellect impaired by reason of […]

    Episode 9 – Revisiting Little Red Riding Hood

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2018


    In this episode, Group 7 talks Little Red Riding Hood retellings. Episode 1: Group 7 By: Whit, Whitney and Michael Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault and was first published in the late 17th century. 


Information about author: French poet and writer Charles Perrault was born on January 12, 1628, in Paris, France. played […]

    Episode 7 – The Golden Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018


    In this episode, Group 6 talks about the archetypes in “The Golden Bird.” Introduction: “Hi I’m Alex, I’m Michael, and my name is Austin and we are going to talk about the fairy tale, The Golden Bird.   Episode Type: “The Golden Bird” collected by the Brothers Grimm and first published in 1812, “The Golden […]

    Episode 8 – Puss in Boots

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018


      In this episode, group 5 discusses Charles Perrault’s take on “Puss in Boots.” History of publishing and Oral History: By Mackenzie The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots, is a fairytale by Charles Perrault and was published in 1697. Charles was a member of the  Académie Française. Through his upcoming as an intellectual in […]

    Episode 6 – Reimagining Little Brother, Little Sister

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2018


    In this Anarchy episode of the podcast is a discussion of the fairy tale Brother and Sister. Several archetypes, such as the wicked stepmother, found in the original tale will be examined. Several modern retellings, the movies Princess: A Modern Fairytale, Frozen, a novel, A Tale Dark And Grimm, and the fairy tale, The Brother […]

    Episode 5 – Retelling Hansel and Gretel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2018


    In this anarchy episode, Group 3 of English 104 discusses tale number 327 by the Grimm Brothers, Hansel and Gretel. Group 3 – Atlas, Sean, Isabel, and Joie – discuss the original archetypes found within this story and then go on to analyze various modern retellings of this classic fairytale. This episode begins with each […]

    Episode 4 – Hansel and Gretel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2018


      In this episode, the second group of podcasters to record (The Fairytalers) talks about “Hansel and Gretel.” SHOW NOTES INTRODUCTIONS Hi I’m Tate I’m Ashley And I’m Kylie EPISODE TYPE Today, we are talking about ‘Hansel and Gretel’, a popular German fairytale which was recorded and published by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in 1812. […]

    Episode 3 – Little Brother, Little Sister

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2018


    In this episode, the first group of English 104 students discusses “Little Brother, Little Sister.”

    Episode 2 – Introductions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018


      This episode introduces the Archetypes & Anarchy hosts you’ll be hearing from all term and includes a performative reading of Joseph Jacobs’s “The Cinder Maid.”

    Episode 1 – Beginnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2018


    Shownotes: As a Literature PhD candidate, I KNOW the humanities matter. Part of what makes them matter, what makes fiction matter, is that it provides a way for us to see the patterns (or archetypes) we follow as humans and also to fight against those patterns, to see the world anew. It helps us understand, […]

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