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National Theatre
Victor Frankenstein: A Character Study
Doctor. Madman. Scientist. God. Mary Shelley's Victor Frankenstein has been described as playing many roles. Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller tell us about inhabiting the character in the National Theatre's stage adaptation.
PBS
Are Graphic Novels... Novels? (Feat. Princess Weekes)
In the past few decades, literature has expanded to not only mean the “novel” but “graphic novels” as well. Today we are gonna break down how the graphic novel went from the comic book store to the classroom. Hosted by Lindsay Ellis and...
History Hit
George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian Lynskey: The re-emergence and influence of 1984
Why are people talking about George Orwell again? How much did the Spanish civil war influence and affect George Orwell as an individual and politically?<br/>
George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian Lynskey, Part 1
George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian Lynskey, Part 1
PBS
The Case for Fan Fiction (feat. Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes)
For years writers of fan fiction were shamed, the butt of jokes, and even subject to copyright litigation. However, in the past few years, with the fan fiction writers of today becoming the published mainstream authors of today the past...
Next Animation Studio
Microsoft President: Laws are needed against A.I. in surveillance
Microsoft president Brad Smith told the BBC’s Panorama program that the authoritarian hell depicted in George Orwell’s novel, “1984”, could come to pass in 2024 if lawmakers didn’t protect the public against A.I.
PBS
To Kill, To Kill a Mockingbird?
One of the trademark texts of the American school system is Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird. For decades it has been widely read in high schools and middle schools as a key anti-racist text. But how did...
History Hit
George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian Lynskey
Author and journalist Dorian Lynskey answers key questions about one of the seminal novels of the 20th century, George Orwell's 1984, which was published 70 years ago. Having written 'The Ministry of Truth' a book specifically about...
Other
Rcrusoe.org; Chasing Crusoe
An in depth multi-media on-line documentary produced by communications students from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and the Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile. The documentary is available in Spanish and English and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Documenting Rural Southern Black Culture
In this video [6:54] from the American Masters film Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun explores Hurston's celebrated anthropological research of rural Southern Black culture in the 1920s. Using video, discussion questions and associated...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Resurrecting Zora Neale Hurston: Alice Walker
In this video (2:20, Alice Walker discusses how Zora Neale Hurston's ability to portray black people as "undiminished human beings" shaped her as a writer. This is evident in The Color Purple which, like Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: I Work Every Day: American Masters
In this video segment [3:31], award winning novelist Phillip Roth elaborates on the details of his writing process and work environment preferences. Roth strongly believes that "life isn't good enough" as a point of reference when it...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: Phillip Roth
This is a collection of two video lessons about Phillip Roth and his works from the PBS American Masters Collection.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Very Le Freak by Rachel Cohn
This is a video of the YA novel Very LeFreak by Rachel Cohn. Very LeFreak is a crazed technology addict. Very can't get enough of her iPhone, laptop, IMs, text messages, whatever. This obsession costs Very everything and everyone. Can...
Crash Course
Crash Course Literature #306: 100 Years of Solitude, Part 1
This video focuses on Gabriel Garcia Marquez and his novel 100 Years of Solitude. Our first of two episodes about Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel, 100 Years of Solitude. This week, we're looking at the Buendia family, and their many...
Crash Course
Crash Course Literature #307: 100 Years of Solitude, Part 2
This video continues the study of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel One Hundrend Years of Solitude. He discusses Marquez's life and its effect on the novel. [12:17]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: It's Lit!: Why Did They Make Me Read This in High School?
What makes a book important? Why are some books required reading in high school, while others are lost to history? Check out this video essay. [5:46]
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Atlas Shrugged
A wealth of information about the novel Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Learn about the author and the message she wanted to get across in writing this novel. Study themes, quotes, and characters from the novel and view an analysis,...