EP 13 - Alice in Wonderland (1951): Nonsense, Madness, Authority, and the Art of Teaching in the 21st Century
JUN 30, 202092 MIN
EP 13 - Alice in Wonderland (1951): Nonsense, Madness, Authority, and the Art of Teaching in the 21st Century
JUN 30, 202092 MIN
Description
<p>In this episode, we discuss:<br>
-the politics of literary adaptations and why the cartoon is the ideal medium for adapting <em>Alice</em>,<br>
-how the world can feel like nonsense when the logic you learn in school doesn't hold true in 'real life',<br>
-how to recognize what kinds of authority need to be rebelled against and what kinds of authorities should be respected,<br>
-how silly language is and how easily we can play with it,<br>
-how rote memorization isn't actually learning (and how honing your critical thinking skills is), and<br>
-our dream that Alice could become a socially-just lawyer/suffragette/elected official. <br>
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