Intertextuality and "Lullaby for Jean Rhys"

This Goodison poem is an intertext of Rhys' short story "Sleep It Off, Lady."    What are your thoughts on how this and other elements of the poem enhance meaning in "Lullaby for Jean Rhys"?


Notes of Interest:


http://www.jcls.net/contentsrhys.html


"Many of Goodison's poems focus on women and their struggles. Whereas some poems pay homage to great women—such as novelist Jean Rhys in "Lullaby for Jean Rhys," activist Winnie Mandela in "Bedspread," and civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks in "For Rosa Parks"—many more focus on ordinary women and their daily lives."  From:  http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-1841900023.html

Academic Posters

Now that you've completed your LITS 2502 poster project, and you have uploaded the image and posted your comment on the blog, here is some more information on using posters at university level.
You may be required to do it again for another course or at a conference later in your career.
See the web link, but note part of what it says below about using posters as assignments at university:

Posters are often used as part of student assessments. [...]

What is an academic poster?

At university, students are often assessed on poster design. Posters are an effective way of communicating concisely, visually and attractively, and can be a powerful way of getting information across. Academic posters summarise information or research concisely and attractively, to help publicise it and generate discussion.
Posters are widely used in the academic community, and most conferences include poster presentations in their programme. Academic posters can reach a wide audience as they may be displayed for several hours or days, at national or international conferences. They may also be published online as part of conference proceedings, becoming part of a permanent record of research activity.
An effective poster can make a strong impact, so it's worth developing your poster planning skills.

Posters as assessment

At university, you will often find that one of your course assessments requires you to produce a poster, either individually or in a group. The criteria used to assess your poster will be weighted differently depending on your discipline.  [...]


http://www2.napier.ac.uk/gus/writing_presenting/academic_posters.html

Hodge's Message

Share your thoughts on what is the significance of the title and also what are the focal concerns of Merle Hodge's "Limbo Island".

LITS 2502 Poster Project

When you have completed and presented your group project, tell us if you think for you and/or your partner(s) the objectives (outlined in the given instructions with respect to acquisition of knowledge, fostering of cooperative skills, etcetera) were achieved? Was it a worthwhile endeavour, and why or why not?

Just a Fairy Tale?

What do you have to say about Erna Brodber's short story "Sleeping's Beauty and the Prince Charming" in Blue Latitudes: Caribbean Women Writers at Home and Abroad?  What about the title and the message(s) in the story, for example?  What's the significance of alluding to well-known fairy tales in the title and the narrative, do you think?

Chandin Ramchandin - Perpetrator? Victim?

Is it that Chandin Ramchandin in Cereus Blooms at Night can be considered only either as a perpetrator or as a victim?   Is he both?   Discuss what he is a perpetrator and/or a victim of.

Edgell's Minor Characters

We mustn't forget the role and function of minor (also called satellite) characters such as National Vellor, Mr. Rabatu, the British soldier, the Mother Provincial, Mr. Gordillo, Father Nunez, Miss Arguelles, Mrs. Villanueva, Father Mullins, Thomasita Ek, Stella Beaufort, Nurse Palacio, Uncle Curo, et al in Beka Lamb.   These - and others not listed here - are minor, but not insignificant, characters.  So, select any minor characters of your choice - at least two - and evaluate the part they play in this Belizean story.