Liberal Arts in Humanities Interview Texts

Select one of the texts from the list below. Read it in full, thinking of its meaning and significance within the relevant field. Be ready to discuss the key themes it raises, as well as your own personal views on those themes. Prepare to draw parallels with other texts you have previously read and explain how the read text relates to your own areas of interest.

Texts for compulsory reading

• Gracie Bain, “‘Frankenbitch[es]’: Adapting Frankenstein’s Female Monster in Literature and Film”
• Laura Bohannan, “Shakespeare in the Bush”
• Peter Burke, “History as Social Memory”
• Jeremy Hicks, “Film and TV as a source in Soviet history: Challenges and possibilities”
• Tim Ingold, “Against Transmission”
• Helen Smith, “Edward Garnett: Interpreting the Russians”
• Lauri Vahtre, “Estonians Inside and Out”
• Terry Yip, “World Literature and Cultural Transformation in Modern Chinese Literature”
• Dennis Zotigh, “Do American Indians Celebrate Thanksgiving?”