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Sex and Violence Wrap Up

A bringing together of the various threads from this module of work - mainly looking at the way sex is represented in the text and what Huxley is usin...
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Sex and Violence

Huxley makes frequent connection between sex and violence in his text. This presentation examines a number of those incidents and explores why Huxley ...
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Consent - John and Lenina

A discussion of issues that go beyond the text and Huxley's broader intentions. This presentation looks at how events in the novel connect to very mod...
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The Solidarity Service

An exploration of Chapter Five. Providing a close reading of this event as a means of exploring how Huxley creates a comic, yet disturbing quasi-relig...
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The Purpose of Art - Part One

A really brief, broad overviewof some ideas surrounding  the purpose of modern art and the kinds of art that were surrounding Huxley when he was creat...
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The Purpose of Art - Part Two

The conclusion of the discussion around what art might do, what was going on with art around Huxley's time and what this might have to do with how we ...
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John and Character Foils

Introduction to a different literary technique: the character foil. Then a discussion of how John works as a foil and the relationship between Bernard...
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John and Allusion - The Bible

Discussion and analysis of Huxley's choice to make strong connections between John and biblical imagery, particularly Christ imagery. Also, some think...
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