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Lecture on Surveillance by Dr Madeleine Davis Power in Gilead lays in the hands of the ‘eyes’ (spies) and leaders of Gilead. The rest of the citizens, including the handmaids, are disempowered. Dr Davis connects this idea of power with… Continue Reading →
Lecture on female bodies by Dr Madelaine Davies In chapter 13, page 83, Offred gives a description of what her body has become. She characterizes her body as unknown and uncertain by calling it a ‘swamp’ and ‘treacherous ground’. What… Continue Reading →
Duffy brings the original biblical story of Salome to the modern context as a way of depicting a modern woman and her sexual affairs.
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^ A picture of the dormitory workers receiving donations from UWC! Video Link
^A picture of all the bottles we cleaned and donated to the migrant workers! Video Link
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Prof John McRae Lecture This chapter is narrated entirely in retrospect and goes over the deaths after 2 years. Nick organises Gatsby’s funeral and calls different people to attend. On page 170, Nick discloses his feelings towards Tom and Daisy…. Continue Reading →
Prof John McRae’s lecture The chapter begins by describing a cacophonous noise. “I couldn’t sleep all night; a fog-horn was groaning incessantly on the Sound, and I tossed half-sick between grotesque reality and savage, frightening dreams.” McRae thinks that this… Continue Reading →