Course Goals

For my own reference as much as anyone else's, I'm going to list the course goals:

·      discuss the central characteristics of several comedic forms as well as the range of Digital Humanities research methodologies analyzed in this course
·      demonstrate knowledge regarding the interplay of comedies and the historical, political, literary, and cultural contexts in which they were written and performed
·      apply this foundational knowledge to approach texts critically, to design research projects creatively, and to present their ideas professionally
·      demonstrate an ability to make connections between the information, approaches, ideas, and perspectives in this and other courses while discerning connections between the course materials and the students’ own lives.

I feel I have made great gains in the overall course goals this semester. The one I have made the greatest gains on, however, is the second one. I love to learn the interplay and connections of the different contexts and seeing how they balance one another. As an English major, the literary connections are easy for me to identify, and I love seeing history weaved into anything I read, so naturally I'm more biased to this particular course goal. I enjoyed reading all the plays and discussing them in class, especially to hear everyone's different opinions, in particular the non-humanities majors. As a humanities major, I feel I was well prepared to reach abstract ideas in this class. Being able to apply this course goal makes it easier to understand the others, as they all feed into each other. The only course goal I think I have problems with is the first one, as keeping the terms straight is sometimes difficult for me.


I don't think there is anything I would add to the course. The interactions between students really made me see things in a different light, and even other honors courses I have taken in the past haven't spent as much time in group conversation than this course has. As a lone wolf myself, I feel this made me branch out and talk to people I normally wouldn't have in other classes, or at least not in depth like I had to do in this class. Though sometimes I was uncomfortable being made to discuss my opinions out loud (not on paper, like I usually do), I think this has benefited me in the long run. I certainly feel a bond with my classmates because of all this.

I think I was a successful student in the areas of the course goals, and the class was certainly worth it because of the friends I have made.