Genre and Puritan Diaries: Multiplication and Mixing
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Transcript of lecture:
Quick links to some primary sources: Cotton Mather’s diary
As a reminder, the learning goals of the lecture are:
…for learners to be able to explain Carolyn Miller’s definition of genre and describe one characteristic of Puritan diaries
Discussion questions and forum:
- How might reading something on a smartphone alter a genre, if it does at all? For example, does reading a mystery novel on one’s phone alter the genre of the mystery novel? Discuss the relationship between genre and media.
- Choose a genre. Examine how it might align with Miller’s thesis. What is the social motive underlying this genre? Why does the form fit the social motive? Are there examples of this genre being used in a way that doesn’t fit the common social motive?
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