Warren's Blacking Factory was located along the River Thames. It was a boot polish factory where a young Charles Dickens worked under terrible conditions that were common for the Industrial Revolution era, especially for children. . Dickens worked there while his father was in prison, and his tiny wage supported his family. In these factories, children worked grueling hours and were often badly injured or even killed by the machinery they so often had to work alongside. His experiences there are felt in such works as Oliver Twist.
Engaging English (F20 ENGL 202-02 Purdue) Dashboard
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This class will teach you how to surf (the Internet) and about the various ways that English studies have been transformed over the last few decades. Starting with some basic close-reading and analysis skills (aided by annotation at COVE Studio), we will then explore how those skills have been increasingly applied to new areas of inquiry (tv, film, culture, critical theory, and politics). Throughout, we will employ new digital tools that change the way we approach our subjects of inquiry, including Web annotation, timeline-building, gallery-building and GIS mapping. As we proceed, we will consider the nature of English studies: What is an English department and how does it relate to the rest of the university? What can you do with an English degree? Why is it necessary to fight for English in an increasingly STEM-oriented world?
Scroll down to "Galleries, Timelines, and Maps" in order to add items to our collective map, timeline and gallery exhibit.
Our texts at COVE Studio:
William Wordsworth, "The world is too much with us" (published 1807) | William Wordsworth, "Surprised by Joy" (published 1815)
Percy Shelley, "To Wordsworth" (published 1816) and "England in 1819" (written 1819, published 1839) | Percy Shelley, "Lift not the painted veil" (published 1824)
John Keats, "If by these dull rhymes" (written 1819, published 1836)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnet #22 and 32, Sonnets from the Portuguese (published 1850)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, "The Sonnet" (published 1881) | Dante Gabriel Rossetti, "The Portrait" (Sonnet 10 of The House of Life; written 1869, published 1881) | Dante Gabriel Rossetti, "Body's Beauty" (Sonnet 78 of The House of Life; published 1881)
Christina Rossetti, "In an Artist's Studio" (written 1856, published 1896)
Gerard Manley Hopkins, "God's Grandeur" (written 1877, published 1918) | Gerard Manley Hopkins, "Spring" (published 1918) | Gerard Manley Hopkins, "As kingfishers catch fire" (published 1918)
Jericho Brown, "The Tradition" (published 2015)
William Butler Yeats, "Leda and the Swan" (published 1924)
Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, Part One (published 1902) | Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, Part Two (published 1902) | Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, Part Three (published 1902) | Click here for Cannon Schmitt's COVE Editions version of Heart of Darkness
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The Bastille was originally built to protect Paris from an English attack, but was quickly altered into a state prison where the monarch decided who could be imprisoned within its' walls. The walls were built with 100-ft high walls, and a wide moat surrounding the castle; furthermore, over a hundred guards always stood ground to protect. These imprisoned people were often higher class French citizens that spoke out against the monarchy/government and were thought of as a threat to Louis XIV. By the time of the storming, the castle held more than just the seven prisoners; it held many arms and weapons which might've been the main cause of the storming. Today, the Bastille's old spot is grounds for protestors and marchers. In the old Bastille's place is a column dedicated to the Revolution of 1830 (the July Revolution) labeled Colonne de Julliet (July Column), as the memories of the old Bastille is forgotten for the better.
In October of 1970, the researcher M.P. Feldman was giving a film presentation on his work with queer aversion therapy. Part of the way through this film, protestors from the Gay Liberation Front gathered in the conference hall. They forced their way onto stage, took over the microphone, and demanded to hold a meeting with the presenting researchers. After a long stand-off that included police presence, a meeting was agreed on, so that the Gay Liberation Front could have a chance to voice their grievances with cruel aversion therapy. This demonstration was a turning point in the equality of queer Americans. The conversation about the proper treatment of queer patients was opened, and eventually led to homosexuality being removed from the American Psychiatric Association's list of mental disorders. Once this distinction was gone, conversion of all forms rapidly lost popularity, and aversion therapy saw many changes in its practice. In addition, the news coverage of the protest drew...
moreThe Hôtel de Ville became the main location for official meetings of the Paris Commune Central Committee. It was where financial issues where handled, where new legislation was created, and where citizens could gather to voice complaints or other ideas. No women were allowed to vote or be elected members of the Central Committee, however there role as caregivers and clothes makers become valorized by the feminist movements of the time. The Rothschild Bank loans were also handled at the Hôtel de Ville by Francis Jourde. He also managed the Commune's relationship with the Bank of France. When Thier's army invaded Paris, the inside Hôtel de Ville was burned to ashes do destroy financial and legislative records. The Committee relocated afterwards, but the Commune would fall just four days later. The Hôtel de Ville was restored and still stands to this day, and a plaque commemorating the thousands of killed Communards can be seen there.
Blackwell Island was an infamous island in New York, especially in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. On this island there was an insane asylum, New York City Lunatic Asylum, a smallpox hospital, poorhouses, a general hospital, and workhouses. The roots of this island are tied to the roots of discrimination against those of lower class, foreign people and people with mental illnesses. Blackwell Island is probably most known from Nellie Bly's book about the asylum she went undercover in. She exposed the horrible conditions of those who lived there and the lack of inhumanity they were treated with. The island is now called Roosevelt Island after President, Franklin Roosevelt, and is a symbol of honoring those with a disability. This changed the views of many as it turned an island that was known for forcing those against their will to an island with inhumane treatment into a place that helps treat people.
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