Mini Seminar, Kafka’s “Before the Law,” & Yilzid’s “The Uncanny Mother Tongue”
Introduction of schedule (1 minute)
20 connected breaths x 2 (4 minutes): A quick, accessible, teachable breathing technique that is centering and grounding. There are a multitude of videos online that teach it, but here’s a link to one with a beautiful woman who has a European accent (maybe German?) in case you’d like to experience it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO1nxiKMoYo
Terms (3 minutes): Share important terms.
Write down the following 2 questions (5 minutes):
- What is law?
- What happens when colonized people and refugees are disenfranchised from their languages and how may this impact society today? (Consider the social psychology readings from past quarters.)
Free write (5 minutes): Free write on the Kafka text.
Pick 2 quotes (4 minutes): Pick 2 favorite quotes from the Yildiz reading to close read. (3 to 4 minutes)
Discuss Kafka (20 minutes)
Close read Yildiz while synthesizing with Kafka (1 hour)
See you at The American Institute! Wo sind die Katzen?