Murmuring Tigers

Created by Hannah Tomlinson

By Olivia McIlwain. On this episode of the Murmuring Tigers Podcast, Olivia McIlwain addresses the overall question of, “Why Should You Read American Literature Today?” with a focus on the importance of societal changes seen throughout American literature. Olivia will zoom in on the specific changes seen in racism, gender roles, technology, and education through a use of different academic articles and literary works. Works Cited Austin, S. (n.d.). The importance of literature in modern society. findcourses.co.uk. Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://www.findcourses.co.uk/inspiration/hobby-fun-leisure-articles/the-importance-of-literature-in-modern-society 17411#:~:text=Literature%20allows%20a%20person%20to,manuscripts%20and%20through%20speech%20itself. Dewulf, J. (2021). 1619: The Dramatic Performance Traditions of North America’s First Enslaved Africans. Comparative Drama, 55(4), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1353/cdr.2021.0032 The Industrial Revolution. Education. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/resource-library-industrial-revolution/ National Archives and Records Administration. (n.d.). The emancipation proclamation. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/emancipation-proclamation Thomas, T. (2021). Reclaiming the Long History of the “Irrelevant” Nineteenth Amendment for Gender Equality. Minnesota Law Review, 105(6), 2623–2657. Uncle tom’s cabin - project gutenberg. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2023, from https://www.gutenberg.Who invented the automobile? The Library of Congress. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/motor-vehicles-aeronautics-astronautics/item/who-invented-the-automobile/ Winston-Salem/forsyth county schools/ front page. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2023, from https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/cms/lib/NC01001395/Centricity/Domain/7935/Gatsby_PDF_FullText.pdf Women and children in Colonial America. Education. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/women-and-children-colonial-america/ Women's rights. American Civil Liberties Union. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://www.aclu.org/issues/womens-rights org/files/203/203-h/203-h.htm  

Summary by Izzy Evangelista. In my podcast, I used My Antonia as the text to introduce my topic of Immigration in the United States, and how immigrants add value to our society. Throughout the podcast, I talk about how immigration is talked about in My Antonia and compare it to my own experience as well as a generalization of how it typically is for immigrants today. I mention what jobs they look for, and how they work hard to provide for themselves and their family. I am more on the positive side of this topic and explain how America is a melting pot of culture. I add my own opinion of immigration aside from the novel to show that I agree with the interpretation of how immigration is shown in My Antonia. Although this novel is about the admiration of someone else, I love that I could talk about a topic like immigration because of the experience that Antonia had, even if the explanation was brief.  Reference: Immigrants in the United States. American Immigration Council. (2021, September 21). Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/immigrants-in-the-united-states 

From Angelica Mallak: In my podcast “Lets Dive Right In” I will discuss the importance of American Literature in todays educational system. I invite my listeners to ask themselves: Do you guys think that American Literature is important in our educational system? Should the American school system focus more on the reading abilities of students?. Then I will begin to elaborate on why American Literature is important for students in todays world and back up my statements with research. In this podcast I encourage my listeners to read books and explain to them some of the benefits they may receive from this accomplishment. Bibliography1. Shockley, Martin Staples. “American Literature in American Education.” College English, vol. 8, no. 1, 1946, pp. 23–30.2. Clark, Beverly Lyon. “Little Women Acted: Responding to H.t.p.'s Response.” The Lion and the Unicorn, vol. 36, no. 2, 2012, pp. 174–192.3.“Libguides: American Literature & Culture: American Literature.” American Literature - American Literature & Culture - LibGuides at Miami Dade College Learning Resources, https://libraryguides.mdc.edu/Americanlit.4. Ludden, Jennifer. “Why Aren't Teens Reading like They Used to?” NPR, NPR, 12 May 2014, https://www.npr.org/2014/05/12/311111701/why-arent-teens-reading-like-they-used-to.5. American Literature – Department of English. https://english.ufl.edu/programs/undergraduate-programs/american-literature/.

Made by Anna Beringer: this podcast episode explores the concept of reading American literature as a means to educate readers on less represented parts of our nation’s history. Though history textbooks can educate on dates, important figures, and political agendas, literature gives readers more perspective on the nuances and details of life in different eras. Literature can also give readers more empathy and a more emotional response to historical events so that we can learn from them and grow our country into a better place more every day. Works Cited Crabtree, Zoe. “THE HISTORY AND CONTEXT OF LOUISA MAY ALCOTT’S ‘LITTLE WOMEN.’” University of Texas at Austin, 2 Nov. 2016, sites.utexas.edu/theatredance-blog/2016/11/02/the-history-and-context-of-louisa-may-alcotts-little-women/. Foster, Malcolm. “The Black Crepe Veil: The Significance of Stephen Crane's The Monster.” The International Fiction Review, Concordia University. McMurray, Price. "Disabling Fictions: Race, History, and Ideology in Crane's "The Monster"." Studies in American Fiction, vol. 26 no. 1, 1998, p. 51-72. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/saf.1998.0009. Puronaho, Jenni. “Innocent, Yet Ambitious - Childhood in 19th Century America as Depicted in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women Series .” University of Jyvaskyla , 2010. https://jyx.jyu.fi/bitstream/handle/123456789/23033/URN%3aNBN%3afi%3ajyu-201003151320.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Sands-O'Connor, Karen. "Anything to Suit Customers: Antislavery and Little Women." Children's Literature Association Quarterly, vol. 26 no. 1, 2001, p. 33-38. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/chq.0.1428.  

From creator Esther Adegbola: this podcast project is an analysis of why American literature should be read. I shall explore the cultural aspects and historical features that American literature has. References Graff, G. (2007). Why Study American Literature? PMLA, 122(2), 552–556. https://doi.org/10.1632/pmla.2007.122.2.552 Levander, C. F. (2008). Why Read American Literature? American Literary History, 20(4), 734–741. https://doi.org/10.1093/alh/ajn048 Miller, J. (2014). Why Read American Literature? American Studies, 53(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1353/ams.2014.0015 Ellison, R. (1952). Invisible Man. Random House. Morrison, T. (1987). Beloved. Knopf. Lee, H. (1960). To Kill a Mockingbird. J. B. Lippincott & Co. Gates Jr, H. L. (1997). The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African American Literary Criticism. Oxford University Press Kuo, P. C. (2017). Why read literature? Cogent Arts & Humanities, 4(1), 1299731 Nussbaum, M. C. (1990). Love's knowledge: Essays on philosophy and literature. Oxford University Press. King, S. (2010). On writing: A memoir of the craft. Simon & Schuster. Melville, H. (1851). Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. Harper & Brothers. Fitzgerald, F. S. (1925). The Great Gatsby. Charles Scribner's Sons. Morrison, T. (1987). Beloved. Knopf.

In this episode, the question of why we should read American literature today is asked and answered by Sarah Wages. She will use different novels to prove her point, but specifically talking about Willa Cather’s My Ántonia. She will then introduce the Bechdel Test to American Literature, seeing what does and does not pass the test. Works Cited Agarwal, A. “Key Female Characters in Film Have More to Talk about besides Men ...” Aclanthropy, 2015, https://aclanthology.org/N15-1084.pdf. Appel, Markus, and Timo Gnambs. “Women in Fiction: Bechdel-Wallace Test Results for the Highest-Grossing Movies of the Last Four Decades.” Psychology of Popular Media, Sept. 2022. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000436.supp (Supplemental). Bender, Clare. “Gender Stereotyping in Little Women: ‘Let Us Be Elegant or Die!’” Gender Stereotyping in Little Women: “Let Us Be Elegant or Die!,” 2017, https://research.monm.edu/mjur/files/2019/02/MJUR-i08-2017-8-Bender.pdf. Bloom, Harold. “Willa Cather's My Ántonia.” Google Books, Google, 2008, https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=dN8omAicUwoC&oi=fnd&pg=PA117&dq=My%2BAntonia%2Bhistory&ots=daMMKSX5s3&sig=EWLzhgd8H_wbPqwpGMnuT2YFBkk#v=onepage&q=My%20Antonia%20history&f=false. Bohlke, L. “Willa Cather in Person.” Google Books, Google, 1986, https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=fumUk2RPFtAC&oi=fnd&pg=PR13&dq=Willa%2BCather&ots=qnwwYNhTzz&sig=0fTmHSxlZVSwwwum_KW42P7rYx4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Cather, Willa. My Ántonia. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918. Davis, Jordan. “Gender-Based Behavior in A Streetcar Named Desire.” Scholarworks, 1994, https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5552&context=etd. Giles, James R. , Blair, Walter and Dickstein, Morris. "American literature". Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Jan. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/art/American-literature. Nebraska, History. “Timeline Tuesday: Drought and Depression in 1890s Nebraska.” History Nebraska, 30 Oct. 2022, https://history.nebraska.gov/timeline-tuesday-drought-and-depression-in-1890s-nebraska/

In this edition of the Murmuring Tigers Podcast, Juliana Cifuentes addresses the question of “Why you should read British Literature today?” with the topic of poetry more specifically British poetry calling attention to social issues and bringing about change. In this episode, Juliana will analyze the poem “On Being Brought from Africa to America” to answer this question as well as provide pros and cons to this type of activism. Bibliography Michals, Edited by Debra. “Phillis Wheatley.” National Women's History Museum, https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/phillis-wheatley. Mroczek, Eva. Mark of Cain, https://www.bibleodyssey.org/en/people/related-articles/mark-of-cain. “Phillis Wheatley.” Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/phillis-wheatley.

By Sarah DeLay. Bibliography “The Importance of English Literature in Education.” Rachel Bustin, 3 Nov. 2021, https://rachelbustin.com/education/the-importance-of-english-literature-in-education/. Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility. Penguin Books, 1995. “Why Study English Literature?” Department of English Literature and Linguistics Bar- Ilan University, https://english.biu.ac.il/node/580. “Why Should We Study Literature? No, Seriously, Why?” Student Edge, https://studentedge.org/article/why-should-we-study-english-literature. “Why Our Students Study Literature.” Gustavus Adolphus College, 20 June 2019, https://gustavus.edu/english/whystudyliterature.php.

By Yareli Aguilar. British Literature is a critical aspect that is very important to the human being and its surroundings. Not only is it a topic or even a book you can read, but it is a therapeutic experience that has made an impact throughout the years. The reason why I chose the question of why British Literature is important is because British literature identifies women as an acceptance of men's oppression. I feel that women have more potential than just being under the skirt of any man. I decided to do research by not only analyzing stories that we have read in class, but a topic that is very important to me is Nursing. Although women have rights fortunately in today’s time, women tend to be stereotyped as Nurses while men are stereotyped as men. The realization that the existence of stereotyping still exists even to this day is what is the reason why British Literature has a bigger picture to see. I discovered that British literature has not only saved lives, but it has also taught us how love and marriage have changed throughout history. In conclusion, British literature has more to it than just reading a book or even words, it is actually to learn and improve so that history does not repeat in the society we live in today. Bibliography Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen, (2022, April 12). Make your day. TikTok. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2022 Reviewing the literature - evidence-based nursing. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2022 Suicide, suicide attempts, and Suicidal Ideation. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2022 Fletcher, Z. B. (2020, May 12). Florence Nightingale: Crimean War heroine. HistoryNet. Retrieved April 19, 2022

By Paris Aguilar.

By Regan Spinks.  In my podcast, I attempt to answer the question “Why should you read British literature today?” by analyzing Angela Carter’s story “The Company of Wolves” within her collection, The Bloody Chamber. I discuss Carter’s subversion of traditional folkloric themes, as well as her introduction of themes of feminism and sexuality, and how Carter’s work serves as a step toward a more modern, loose definition of British literature. Finally, I issue a call to action and inform readers of the fluidity of literature itself, and how they too can reclaim literature as their own. Works Cited Carter, Angela. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories. Penguin, 1993. "Comparative Analysis Of The Company Of Wolves English Literature Essay." UKEssays. ukessays.com, November 2018. Web. 19 April 2022. <https://www.ukessays.com/essays/english-literature/comparative-analysis-of- the-company-of-wolves-english-literature-essay.php?vref=1>. Dong, Leonie. “The Company of Wolves (Ending) – Angela Carter (The Bloody Chamber).” Some IB Notes, WordPress, 13 January 2019, https://leonieandib.wordpress.com/2019/01/13/the-company-of-wolves-ending- carol-ann-duffy-the-worlds-wife/. Accessed 19 April 2022. Fowl, Melinda G. “Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber Revisited.” Critical Survey, vol. 3, no. 1, 1991, pp. 71-79. JSTOR. Nuwer, Rachel. “There are 58 Versions of Little Red Riding Hood, Some 1,000 Years Older Than the Brothers Grimm’s.” Smithsonian Magazine, 15 November 2013, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/there-are-58-versions-of-little-red- riding-hood-some-1000-years-older-than-the-brothers-grimms-180947704/. Accessed 19 April 2022.

By Yusheng Wang. Guest speaker: Ian Peters.

By Willow Hill. I interviewed Julia Stoner and got a few words from her about the history and significance of the Tri Delta house. I enjoyed hearing the research that she'd done previously during her time at Brenau, as well as researching more into the history myself.

By Autumn Young. This is my podcast with my roommate, Taylor Brand. We discussed different events and personal experiences we had on campus during the first semester of school. It was an extremely fun discussion to have with her and I'm happy I got the chance to have this conversation. We also reflected on the friends we made along the way and what we did as well. I hope we gain more memories as second semester comes around with each other.

By Kendall Ashe.

By Turner Cole. Works Cited “Brenau History and Traditions.” Brenau University, www.brenau.edu/about/brenau-history-and-traditions/. Accessed 9 Oct. 2021. Weatheringham, Gertrude. DELTA ZETA LAMP. 1962, www.deltazetaarchive.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Summer_1962.pdf. Accessed 10 Oct. 2021. Wilson III, Charles Hooper. Refining a Woman’s College: Toward a History of Brenau University, 1878-2008. 2008, getd.libs.uga.edu/pdfs/wilson_charles_h_200808_phd.pdf. Accessed 9 Oct. 2021.

By Lahna Wempner. Summary- In this podcast I am joined by my parents Donna and Paul Wempner, as well as friend Ammy Serna while discussing the impacts that technology has made on politics and how it impacts the opinions of the public. Bibliography: Suter, Keith. “The Impact Of Media On Politics.” Contemporary Review. Contemporary Review  Company Ltd, 2011, pp. 71-78. Print. Summary- Suter discusses how the media uses the gullibility of its viewers to tell them the information in the way they want to hear it. He also talks about how instead of the people making the agenda for what needs to be addressed in politics, it is the news medias that are controlling the issues that light will get shined on. Media outlets know what their audience wants to see or hear and will morph the truth into a favorable idea. Johnston, Anne. “Press Bias and Politics: How the Media Frame Controversial Issues.” Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly; Thousand Oaks Vol. 80 Iss 3. Sage Publications, Inc, Autumn 2003, pp. 758-760. Summary- Johnston in her peer review discuss how controversial issues are portrayed by media outlets. She talks about over time a person that only views one media source often times will begin to hold the same opinions and believes as those outlets. The media is controlling the thoughts that go through people’s heads and how they go about forming their opinions on certain topics. Political Studies. “The Effects of Technology on Politics.” Political Studies.org. Summary- The article discusses a few different ways that technology effects politics. Some being how advantage that politicians have when trying to campaign. Political campaigns need money, and to get people to donate they need to support the candidate and what they are saying. Political campaigners will tell the public they want to hear in order for them to vote for them. Britannica. “Mass Media and Social Media.” Public Opinion. Britannica.org. pp. 12. Summary- The section of the article discusses how media has divided the political talk in between conservative and liberal people. Also, talks about how media outlets often “reinforce” the preexisting behavior and beliefs of their listeners. That the opinion and information discussed is that of the viewers rather than just the sharing of non-biased information.

By Henry Wall. My Podcast talks about the impact of technology on education. The main focus of my podcast is how technology has impacted the special needs community with assistive devices. I go into detail about my experiences with assistive technology and how tit has changed my little sisters life for the better. Bibliography/works cited Graff, Gerald, et al. “Smarter Than You Think.” "They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, NY, 2021, p. 444. Etscheidt, Susan Larson. “Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities.” Journal of Special Education Technology, vol. 31, no. 4, 2016, pp. 183–194., Graff, Gerald, and Cathy Birkenstein. “No Need to Call.” "They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, NY, 2021. doi:10.1177/0162643416673912. Perry, Edward, and Michelle Pilati. “Online Learning.” New Directions for Teaching and Learning, vol. 2011, no. 128, 2011, pp. 95–104.

By Karen Valencia. In this podcast, I will be discussing the different factors about advanced technology that have made an impact on younger children throughout the years. I’ll have guests intervene and share their thoughts and experiences on the issue. I’ll be focusing on the behavioral changes, the adjustments that children are forced to foresee with technology, and the different routes that parents take when conditioning their children into distancing themselves from too much technology. Enjoy!