Crash Course
To the Lighthouse: Crash Course Literature 408
John Green teaches you about Virginia Woolf's modernist novel, To the Lighthouse. Let's face it. You're not reading To the Lighthouse for the plot. There's not a whole lot of plot, unless you count the tension about the beef stew. You're...
Crash Course
Women's Suffrage Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about American women in the Progressive Era and, well, the progress they made. So the big deal is, of course, the right to vote women gained when the 19th amendment was passed and ratified. But women made...
Oxford Comma
Why Literature Students Read Freud While Psychology Students Don't
While many of his theories have been debunked and disproven, Freud continues to have a massive influence on literary criticism. How did a man who was never fully focused on literature forever alter the way we discuss it? And what are we...
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own - Theme of Truth and Integrity in Writing
What is textual integrity? Virginia Woolf has the answer: it’s the Holy Grail for writers, especially those who write fiction! In her essay A Room of One’s Own, Woolf explains why truth and integrity are crucial, and how writers can...
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Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own - Theme of Sexism and Female Oppression
It’s easy to forget that the rights and privileges women enjoy today had to be won. It’s been a tough, centuries-long fight against staunch opposition, especially for female writers. Woolf would know! Join us for a detailed analysis of...
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Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own - Overall Plot Summary
Calling all aspiring writers! Join us for an overall summary of Virginia Woolf’s iconic extended essay A Room of One’s Own. Find out how she came to her famous conclusion about the importance of money and having your own space to write...
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Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own - Context
Join us for a detailed lesson on the Context of Virginia Woolf’s iconic essay, ‘A Room of One’s Own’. Learn how history, culture, and Woolf’s personal circumstances had a direct impact on her exploration of key themes in the essay: Male...
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Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own - Chapters 5-6 Summary
This is the grand finale of Virginia Woolf’s famous essay A Room of One’s Own. Join us to find out how she brings all the strands of her argument together, and ends it with a poetic bang. What does Woolf see for the future of literature?...
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Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own - Chapters 3-4 Summary
Join us for a tour through literary history. In this lesson, Woolf explores the reasons why women have a less robust literary tradition. As the narrator peruses her bookshelves, we meet the heroes of women’s literature… and a few ghosts...
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Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own - Chapters 1-2 Summary
If Virginia Woolf was meant to deliver a lecture titled ‘Women and Fiction’, why did she call it ‘A Room of One’s Own’? Be part of the audience as Woolf begins the story of how she came to a very important conclusion. It all starts with...
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Powering Through Prose: Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway - Sections 1-3
Today is the day! Clarissa Dalloway is going to throw her party, and the who’s who of London society will be there. It’s now been five years since the end of World War One, and Clarissa’s party will be a dazzling celebration of life...
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Powering Through Prose: Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway - Sections 4-6
After an embarrassing reunion with Clarissa, Peter Walsh goes for a walk to clear his head. At Regents Park, he sees Septimus and Lucrezia Warren Smith having a very public scene. Lucrezia is feeling abandoned and Septimus, a victim of...
Curated Video
20's London inspires Belgium designer
1. Various Dries van Noten catwalk
Belgium designer Dries Van Noten's show at the Fine Arts School on the Left Bank was an homage to the 20's style of the London's literary Bloomsbury set.
Van Noten has a vision for autumn/winter of...
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Fans mourn Elizabeth Taylor at her Hollywood Walk of Fame star
AP Entertainment
Los Angeles, 23 March 2011
1. Wide pan Hollywood boulevard
2. Photographers at actress Elizabeth Taylor's Hollywood Walk of Fame star
3. Close-up shot of flowers atop actress Elizabeth Taylor's Hollywood Walk of Fame...
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WRAP Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry and clothes go on sale
New York - 13 December, 2011
1. Wide pan of auction room ahead of sale of Elizabeth Taylor collection
2. Mid of auctioneer
3. Auctioneer announcing collection up for bids UPSOUND (English) "This first sale, the legendary jewels from the...
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Elizabeth Taylor buried at Los Angeles cemetary
AP Entertainment
Glendale, California, 24 March 2011
1. Sign: Forest Lawn
2. Wide media compound
3. Helicopter
4. People standing outside information booth
5. Setup shot Glendale public information officer Sgt. Tom Lorenz
6. SOUNDBITE...
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'Hamilton' receives record number of Olivier nominations
'HAMILTON' LEADS THE FIELD FOR BRITAIN'S BIGGEST THEATER AWARDS
The West End production of ``Hamilton'' leads the field for Britain's biggest theater awards, the Oliviers.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about...
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More than 1000 belongings of actress Elizabeth Taylor go on the auction block this weekend
MORE THAN 1000 BELONGINGS OF ACTRESS ELIZABETH TAYLOR GO TO AUCTION THIS WEEKEND
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Jewelry belonging to Elizabeth Taylor auctioned in New York. A Pearl reached the world record price of $11,842,500. It was estimated to sell for $2 million to $3 million. (Dec. 14)
HEADLINE: Raw Video: Stunning Bids at Taylor Jewelry Auction
CAPTION: Jewelry belonging to Elizabeth Taylor auctioned in New York. A Pearl reached the world record price of $11,842,500. It was estimated to sell for $2 million to $3...
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Police at scene of bus blast; body bags; flowers at nearby church
1. Various covered area in Russell Square where forensic and police teams are working
2. Bus driving by
3. Various of forensic teams carrying in equipment
4. Exterior of British Medical Association
5. Experts walking out of British...
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Profile of the leading ladies vying for Oscar win
Los Angeles, February 22, 2004
SAG Awards
1. Wide shot red carpet
2. Pan up Charlize Theron
3. B -roll Charlize Theron with Best Actress Award
Los Angeles, Recent
Golden Globes
4. B -roll Charlize Theron with Best Actress Award
Berlin...
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AP Drama Critic Michael Kuchwara sits down with the man known as 'America's greatest living playwright,' Edward Albee. (April 23)
HEADLINE: Albee: 'All art begins in the unconscious'
CAPTION: AP Drama Critic Michael Kuchwara sits down with the man known as 'America's greatest living playwright,' Edward Albee, who at 80 years old shows no signs of slowing down....
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Wreckage of bus remains remains at scene day after attack
1. Road closed, media near Euston Square
2. Police on the street near Russell Square
3. Wide of street blocked by tarpaulin near Euston Square
4. Closer shot tarpaulin
5. Police going behind tarpaulin
6. Cars on the street
7....
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Argentinian and Chinese artists perform at theatre festival
5 April 2006
1. Mid shot of organisers looking at performers who are running on the wall performing ''Villa Villa'' (Argentinian entry)
2. Mid shot of performers running on the wall
3. Various of artists playing instruments and...