Will ‘Twilight’ spark interest in literature? NSU hopes so. Source Via @twilightish.
Matthew Albright
Staff Writer
Nicholls State University has revamped its English course list this year, adding classes about the wilderness, sports and the popular “Twilight” book series.
“We’re trying to get what students are interested in, what students find engaging, what resonates with them,” said department head Ellen Barker.
This year’s offerings for the English 102 course, which almost every student takes, include course titles like “Edible English,” “The Horror Film,” and “The ’60s.”
Course titles for the 210 class include “Literature in the Bible,” “New Orleans Literature,” “Sports Literature,” “Literature and the Wilderness,” and “ ‘Twilight’ Series Allusions.”
John Doucet is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, which includes English. He said the department is trying to ramp up interest in English classes, which are an important part of his college’s curriculum.
“A lot of students are apprehensive about certain upper-level classes. They say ‘Oh, I’m not good at English, so I don’t want to take these classes,’ ” he said. “These new topics are so inviting that I think the students are going be much more engaged.”
Richmond Eustis, who got his PhD in comparative literature from LSU in 2010, is teaching “Literature in the Wilderness” in his first semester at Nicholls.
“I had my first day of class [Wednesday], and the students all seem bright and super-engaged,” Eustis said. “This class was really fun to teach.”
Eustis said the class will read some wildly varying material, from the 4,000-old epic “Gilgamesh” to works by Henry David Thoreau, to Jon Krakauer’s “Into the Wild.”
“The Indian supernatural television series ‘Pyaar Kii Yeh Ek Kahaani’
is churning out more excitement with each passing episode and with it
also moving away from the incidents described in Stephenie Meyer’s
novels which serve as the inspiration for this supernatural love story
between a vampire and a normal human being.”
A quick Google on the words “Pyaar Kii Yeh Ek Kahaani” and “Twilight” and you get a Wikipedia entry that states,
“Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani(translation: a story of love) is an IndianSupernatural television series that airs on STAR One every Monday to Saturday at 8:30pm. Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani
premiered on October 18, 2010, the show got an instant hit TRP’s and
good critics on it premiere week due to the fact that its the Desi (Indian) version of The Twilight Saga.
The show is produced by Ekta Kapoor and created by Balaji Telefilms.
The show is to be inspired this is because it’s the Indian version of
The Twilight Saga, which Balaji Telefilms has acquired rights from Summit Entertainment.
Piyashree Jaiswal has always been a
different girl, a girl with a mind of her own. Not the one who would
get lost in the crowd; Piya never cares about fitting in with the
trends and fads. Unlike most girls her age, she is averse to love (the
reason being-her past). But life has something else in store for her.
Destiny holds something else for her.And this happens, when on getting a
scholarship, Piya moves to Dehradun to pursue her degree.
In the chill of the dense forests, she
meets Abhay Raichand, a strikingly handsome boy who completely sweeps
her off her feet. But Abhay’s mysterious disposition raises questions
in Piya’s mind. He is a recluse and very unlike the other boys in
college. There is this charm in him that draws Piya towards him. She
feels a strong connection with him and yet, gets the unmistakable
feeling that Abhay decidedly does not want to get too close. However,
in time the heart wins and, they are swept off their feet falling
passionately in love with each other. But it’s an unusual love, a queer
one.
Abhay is not ‘human’. Because he is an
IMMORTAL with SUPERNATURAL POWERS. To Abhay, Piya is that person he has
waited ages for – his soul mate. But the closer they get, the more
Abhay must struggle to resist his inherent instinct of killing a human.
However, facing this, the two will have to nurture their impossible
love.
A contemporary, visual, and visceral Romeo and Juliet
story of the ultimate forbidden love affair – between a non human and a
mortal – Dangerous Love! The show is an adaptation of the Twilight (novel) written by Stephenie Meyer.”
We don’t believe that Summit Entertainment sold the rights to the
Indian company as the article states (if for no other reason we believe
that Stephenie Meyer would have to OK that and not Summit). On the other
hand, it doesn’t sound to us, based on the Wikipedia description, that
it’s really what you would call a true adaptation of Twilight. We
haven’t seen the show, so it’s really impossible to judge. If you have
seen the show, chime in on the comments. Do you think it’s close to
Twilight or not?
P.S: living in the neighboring country, we also sometimes get the access of some Indian Channels and i have seen some of the episodes of the show and unfortunately (i am not going to sugar cote it as a hard core Stephenie's Twilight fan) it sucks.. but its just a personal view. If you have seen it and think otherwise do share with us.:)
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If you could liken being a part of the Twilight series film
cast to anything, it'd probably have to be some kind of ride, right?
Well,
in a new interview with HitFix's Gregory Ellwood, Billy Burke ("Charlie Swan" in the Twilight
series) talked about that very thing.
"It’s been a great gig for
me. Let’s face it. I’ve been hanging around in this biz for 19 years
now, and the advent of those movies has certainly shed a different light
on where I’m at, and has pushed it into a different place. So I got
nothing but love and respect for those movies, and for that character
and for all the people who make the movies. For me, it’s kind of like
showing up on a television show set, because I go back every time and
kind of put the same clothes on and get into the same groove, and it’s
very comfortable," he said of the Twilight series films.
Burke
also weighed in on the studio's decision to split filming locations for
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn between
Lousiana and Vancouver, saying "We’re going to do some exteriors in
Vancouver, and I hear they’re thinking about Louisiana for some stage
stuff."
Burke went on to talk about his newest project, Drive
Angry 3D (also distributed by Summit Entertainment), revealing that
his character is one tough cookie. "He’s got a vision and he feels
right. And there’s nothing…As one of the lines in the movie says,
'there’s nothing more dangerous than a righteous man with an idea,'" he
explained. Drive Angry 3D comes out on February 11, 2011.
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I do hope you enjoyed Eclipse as I did..!
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Twenty-first century men with money might just be the luckiest group in the history of the world, but a casual glance across pop culture (from Glenn Beck crying to, especially this week, John Mayer moaning) would give the impression that they’re an oppressed underclass, barely able to find enough to eat. Everywhere you look, sheep are begging and baaing for your empathy and, if you can spare it, your sympathy, but a closer look reveals rough fur and claws under all that sheep’s clothing. These self-styled wimps, the ostentatiously meek, are inheriting the earth, with vulnerability becoming the definitive, and most profitable, affectation of our time.
Robert Pattinson and Michael Cera have become the foremost leading men of their generation by becoming, respectively, the serious and comic aspects of the same projection of weakness. Pattinson’s face, geisha pale, reminds me of an elaborate piece of modernist pottery. Between performances as the feyest vampire of all time, he’s now starring in Remember Me, tortured-rebel claptrap of the most treacly variety. “I’m undecided,” his character says at one point. “About what?” his beloved asks. “Everything.” Sigh.
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According to Geeko System, the Twilight series will be studied at a Cambridge literature class:
Professor Maria Nikolajeva, who will be the centre’s first director, said it was important to get an understanding of what was influencing young people.
She said: “It’s easy to say that these things are just kids’ fashions or that they’re trash, but I don’t believe that’s good enough.
“If what we regard as trash is popular with young people, we need to know why and whether, as researchers and teachers, we can offer them something that addresses the same needs but also deals with these themes in a critical and ethical way.”
She added many trainee teachers did not understand the significance of the latest children’s books or films when they went into the classroom.
“Studying this can help us deal with questions which are important not only for the children themselves, but for adults as well,” she added.
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