Tuesday, November 17

Today is Tuesday of Week 13. (Yes, it really is Week 13... which still just seems hard to believe!) Here's a link to Week 13, and also a link to Week 14 for those of you who are working ahead.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Week 13 Reading. It's more stories from the British Isles in Myth-Folklore, and the free choice continues in Indian Epics: epics, jatakas, or other Indian stories. I hope you will enjoy the reading this week and find something really good to use for the storytelling; for many of you, this Week 13 story might be your last story post of the semester!

Project Stack. Yesterday was really hectic, but I replied to most of the projects turned in on Friday, and today I will finish the Friday and Saturday projects, and then get started on Sunday. Meanwhile, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

Also, I shared a Twitter thread yesterday with advice on advocating for yourself if you are struggling in a class, and an advisor in the History department turned that advice into these graphic images (larger view: one and two):


The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog stream. One of the Tech Tip options is making a quote poster, and here's a lovely one from Jill: Tech Tip with Quozio.


Twitter stream. From one of my favorite Twitter streams, the Postal Museum (stamps are art!):


And something mythological in New York City:


And from Scroll.in, an article about Vinayaki: the female avatar of Ganesha.


And a traditional dance from Assam in India:


Storybook. Speaking of Ganesha, here's a Ganesha Storybook: Ganesha Loves His Food.


100-Word Stories. And speaking of Prometheus, here's a story: Prometheus and the Satyr.


A comic from Grant Snider about books and bookshelves (larger view):


November 17: Agnolo Bronzino. Today marks the birth of the artist Agnolo Bronzino in the year 1503. You can read more about his life and career at Wikipedia. He is famous for his paintings on both religious and mythological scenes, like this beautiful scene of the resurrected Jesus, Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not).


Here's a video of Bronzino's painting:



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