Reflection on my experince . . .

I feel this class has been a positive experience for me, although a little challenging at times. I have expanded my knowledge on comedy, and the uses and results of comedy in relation to society and culture. My critical thinking skills are better toward the types of texts we have studied this semester. I have never studied theater or plays, therefore I have a better perspective on how to approach our texts in the future. I am an accounting major, but I am not right-brained or left. I am always directly in the middle, so I think I enjoyed this class much more than some of the others. I would like to share one of my all-time favorite quotes:

"Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence."

~Robert Frost

I sign my emails with this quote, not because I am telling people to do this, but rather to remind myself to keep an open mind when listening to other people’s views and opinions. 

I feel this class has pushed everyone’s boundaries in some way, and for me, that is definitely beneficial to my education. I have to agree with some about the mid-term. I did not think it was helpful- it lowered our grades, and I think we didn’t deserve that because we have all made positive contributions to the class, no matter our opinions. I did, however, like the blog posts, simply because I enjoy reading other people’s perspectives and comparing those views to my own. 

Goals:


By the end of this course, successful students will be able to:

• 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 do feel I have improved on many of these goals. I always relate everything to my own life in order to have a better understanding of my subjects. The only goal I might tend to disagree with is the part where it says present your ideas professionally. Creating a poster feels very ‘high school’, but I try not to judge, and always keep an open mind. I guess we will know more a week from Wednesday.