The Waywords Podcast
Wanderings on Language and Literature
Season 1 Titles & Resources
Chimamanda Adichie
“Tomorrow is Too Far”
3
Vincent Van Gogh
Virtual Exhibitions
4
Andrew Marvell
“To His Coy Mistress”
5
Michel de Montaigne
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6
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7
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8
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10
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11
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12
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13
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Kate Chopin
“The Story of an Hour”
1
Medieval Poetry
“Fowles in the Frith”
2
Earlier Episodes
Irony and Narrative Distance
Are writers responsible or accountable for what they write? What about readers for what we interpret? How a writer’s use of narration can create irony.
Van Gogh – Immersive Exhibits – Episode 4+ Bonus
How do digital art experiences change our reading of original works? Should they be considered a new genre to read?
Van Gogh – Immersive Exhibits – Episode 4
How do digital art experiences change our reading of original works? Should they be considered a new genre to read?
The Original
Why do we defend a canonical “original?” Where does such an idea come from? We discuss what we mean to place a text with authority and visit The Lord of the Rings and “Fur Elise” along the way.
Adichie – “Tomorrow is Too Far” – Episode 3
How does one read a story which creates its own rules? What else should we ever do? A sociological look at Adichie’s intersectionality.
Adichie – “Tomorrow is Too Far” – Episode 3+ Bonus
How does one read a story which creates its own rules? What else should we ever do? A sociological look at Adichie’s intersectionality.
Season One Reads
What are we looking at for the premiere season of The Waywords Podcast? Read with us!
- Chopin, Kate - “The Story of an Hour”
- Anonymous - “Fowles in the Frith”
- Adichie, Chimimanda - “Tomorrow is Too Far”
- Van Gogh, Vincent - Immersive Exhibitions
- Marvell, Andrew - “To His Coy Mistress”
- Michel de Montaigne - tba
- One Thousand and One Nights - “tba”
