[文學/英語教學] 課綱/Syllabus/Taipei Media School/ 中學生文學課 The Things We Don't Talk About: Life, Trauma, and Death

此為Taipei Media School台北影視音實驗機構第二季開設的課程，The Things We Don't Talk About: Life, Trauma, and Death。

課程標題參考了Anthony Martinez的書名，希望能讓我本人與同學正視：是的，生命坎坷、創傷積累、死亡確實存在，那我們能怎麼面對呢？

最近讀了Julian Barnes的Levels of Life（生命的測量），也與同學分享很多自己讀過、覺得同學可以參考的書籍（像是沒有色彩的多崎作、沒有聲音的女人等等的，與課程每週主題有關，或是跟青少年迷惘卻青春的生命經驗有關），在課內閱讀與討論之餘，增加自己思想與生命的厚度。

更多我對於文學、文學教育的想法，可以參考我的youtube頻道與Instagram：

• Youtube：https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeRkhEYUFzsWk-LKm4jkx6A
• Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/whos_afraid_of_literature/

以下則是The Things We Don't Talk About: Life, Trauma, and Death的選文與課綱導言，歡迎大家批評指教！感謝閱讀！

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由於新冠肺炎疫情嚴重,我認為正是這個時候,我們必須討論這些議題:何謂生命?何
謂死亡?我們又該如何面對創傷？日前台灣的死亡人數攀升，而活著的人卻承受著巨
大的焦慮,憂愁,與恐懼,我們又該如何面對這樣的生命體驗？

此次的英文課，選讀了詩歌，劇本，攝影計畫，短文，演講，新媒體作品，流行音樂與饒
舌，試圖以多媒材的方式接近並討論生命、創傷與死亡，並細細閱讀不同於自己的生命
經驗。

Syllabus:
"The Things We Don’t Talk About" 1: Reading on Life, Trauma, and Death

The title is inspired by the publication, The Things We Don’t Talk About By Anthony Martinez 

Week 1 How to face Life, Trauma, and Death?

Rap: 宋岳庭 - Life's A Struggle

Poem: Emily Dickinson - Because I could not stop for death

Week 2 “I Have a Dream”: the life of Racial Minority

Poem: Walis Nokan - Down the Mountain

New media: Arthur Jafa: Love is the Message, the Message is Death

Week 3 “I am fully who I am”: the life of the LGBTQ+ community 

Queer: Chen Chen - Poem in Noisy Mouthfuls

Transgender: 蔡佳璇，紀錄片《遊移之身》

with students’ pick on their piece upon life, trauma, and death(1 hour)

Week 4 “My damage was internal, unseen”: Sexual Assault surviving

Pop: Kesha - Praying

(Excerpt) Essay: Stanford Sexual Assault Case Survivor "Emily Doe" victim’s impact statement 

 

Week 5 “Funny it takes the time to get back up”: Depression and Mental Illness 

Photography: Channeling The Pain Of Depression Into Photography, And Finding You Are Not Alone (NPR news)

Script: (Excerpt) Sarah Kane - 4.48 Psychosis

 

Week 6 Animal’s Life Matter

Poem: Ko Ko Thett - The Funeral of an Elephant & students’ discussion what you’re thinking to make (1 hour), guidelines for grading on the final project

 

Week 7 “Maybe one day I can fly with you”: The loss of your beloved 

Poem: Mary Elizabeth Frye - Do not stand by my grave and grieve 

Poem: Dylan Thomas - Do not go gentle into the night

 

Week 8 “How to save a life”: Rebirth

Short story: (Excerpt) James Joyce - The Dead 

Pop: Missio - I See You

 

Week 9 Discussion and office hours

Final Submission by Week 9’s Sunday Midnight (23:59) by email 

 

Week 10 Creative Project (Final Presentation)