Two corrected essay prompts

Add the following notes to prompt 1:

Prof. Ortiz-Robles came close to answering essay prompt 1 (How is belatedness related to the modern?) in his discussion of “The Dead” on Tuesday. One of the main points he suggested along these lines was that literature must essentially do away with nostalgia and longing to return to a nonexistent time by revealing the beauty and meaningfulness of the present day. If you end up writing about belatedness in “The Dead,” please look over your notes and be sure to respond to – not simply repeat – what Prof. Ortiz-Robles said.

The actual question at the center of prompt 3 4 should read:

Examine a discussion of violence against women in one text to explain how that text’s artistic rendering of this violence offers a critique not only of specific contemporary social conditions – e.g. the plight of the laboring class, of the colonial subject, etc. – but also a critique of art itself. Does the text not only critique but also reproduce this violence against women?

If you have questions about either of these corrections, please shoot me an email.

Thanks go to Heidi for letting me know about the problem with topic 4, to Joe for reminding me to post these, and to the anonymous commenter below for correcting my error.