MLA Commons | Alison Traweek | Activity https://mla.hcommons.org/members/traweek/activity/ Activity feed for Alison Traweek. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:47:56 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 3b8260f7a59c3e2507c06e2a7410d999 Alison Traweek's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1706110/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:48:37 -0400 0 515b51c707c0861b8f5613786c443a95 Alison Traweek's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1608849/ Mon, 21 May 2018 23:32:07 -0400 0 a9a8576defc731633b110eb969db1fdb Alison Traweek deposited Coming Home with Odysseus: meeting myself in re-reading https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1608842/ Mon, 21 May 2018 23:05:32 -0400 An essay reflecting on cycles of learning and teaching and growing into knowledge.

]]> 0 b922c6383e5d4e70d318305beac7afb5 Alison Traweek deposited Conceptions of the Poetic in Classical Greek Prose https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1608840/ Mon, 21 May 2018 22:59:48 -0400 This dissertation explores how prose authors of the Classical period envisioned literary distinctions, particularly how and when they labeled a particular utterance ‘poetic’. The first chapter addresses fifth-century prose authors whose work survives in significant degree (Herodotus, Thucydides), or whose projects are inherently interested in lit…[Read more]

]]> 0 760b3852c7aa2dd45d89f64fda7d62fa Alison Traweek deposited Shakespeare in the Movies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1608839/ Mon, 21 May 2018 22:53:13 -0400 Syllabus for a general education class on Shakespeare and his reception in film.

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]]> 0 1a711d3ddb3f3ea302d4fc6376422bb8 Alison Traweek deposited Theseus Loses his Way: Viktor Pelevin's Helmet of Horror and the Old Labyrinth for the New World https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1608837/ Mon, 21 May 2018 22:46:50 -0400 This article explores the relationship between the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, and Viktor Pelevin’s 2006 adaptation of it, The Helmet of Horror, particularly how it can serve as a case study for the nature and significance of adaptation. It examines the idea of memory, a central theme of the novel, and considers how three aspects of the o…[Read more]

]]> 0 7b956e1e75c6bbb274948cb4aa9a135e Alison Traweek deposited Integrating Writing in the Classics Classroom https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1608835/ Mon, 21 May 2018 22:32:22 -0400 This article outlines practical strategies for incorporating the teaching of writing into the classical studies classroom without sacrificing content and without becoming overwhelmed with grading.

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