Much of the Netflix talk in my classes has been focused on the release of the new season of Stranger Things this past weekend. While I haven't had a chance to watch the series yet, this video below (from the Just Write YouTube channel) smartly discusses how the nostalgic style of the show aligns with literary techniques of pastiche and intertexuality. It's a great way to introduce the young people in your class to what literature and other forms of art have been doing for centuries. Take a look...
AuthorDr. Spivey is a college English professor and lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Archives
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