Forum Post #3

Due by Thursday, 9 November (end of day), as an entry in the "Comments" section below this post or just above and to the right. (maximum 250 words)

TOPIC

In The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us, Adam Kirsch outlines the problematic ways that humans have separated themselves into an oppositional relationship with nature. With reference to Kirsch's ideas, compare the films Enys Men (Mark Jenkins 2022) and Into Eternity (Michael Madsen 2010) based upon the way they de-center the human, or shift our perspective on humanity's relationship to nature.

The connections you make should be accompanied by specific examples from both films. Any concepts you draw from Kirsch should be given a clear and specific definition, with specific reference to the chapter(s) we've read by Kirsch. If you are quoting or paraphrasing, make sure you provide the author and page number in the form of in-text citation.

If you reference another student's post, be sure that you are adding something new to the conversation and not just reiterating what another student has already said. Keep in mind what we have said in our comments on the past two posts. We will be looking to see you attempting to improve upon prior weaknesses and to develop prior strengths.

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SPECIFIC GUIDELINES:

• Be original. Go beyond class discussions in your analysis. Consider the responses of your peers before responding. 
• Make a clear, concise point. Support your arguments and ideas with quoted references to relevant course texts. Quotations should be followed by a parenthetical citation at the end of the sentence. For example:

             The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" repeatedly questions “for what had I to fear?”--a sign that
             his overconfidence on having so perfectly handled the murder may be a mask for unconscious
             insecurity (Poe 320).

• Length should not exceed 250 words.
• Proofread carefully. Spelling, grammar, and syntax are important. 
• The comments box below, where you will enter your response, does not allow italics. To indicate italics, use uppercase letters. For example, the title of the novel The Sundial would be written as THE SUNDIAL. Titles of shorter works (essays, short stories, paintings, poems) should be quoted (e.g., "The Colour Out of Space").
• You can find sample student reading responses here.

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Image Credit: Still from Enys Men (Mark Jenkins, 2022)