transcendentalist lesson
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Modern Popular Culture and TranscendentalismTRANSCRIPT
THE TRANSCENDENTALISTS
Sunday, October 2, 2011
KEY IDEAS
Transcendentalism- A philosophical and literary movement emphasizing:
Living a simple life
A close relationship with nature
Celebrated emotions and imagination
Believed intuition can lead to knowledge
Believed in the inherent goodness of people
Stressed individualism and self-reliance
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HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Immanuel Kant
Ralph Waldo Emerson
An American emphasis on the individual
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LIVING A SIMPLE LIFE
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CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE
Colors of the WindAlan Menken
“Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
Come taste the sunsweet berries of the Earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once, never wonder what they're worth
The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
The heron and the otter are my friends
And we are all connected to each other
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends”
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EMOTIONS AND IMAGINATION
Pure ImaginationWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
“Come with meAnd you'll beIn a world of
Pure imaginationTake a look
And you'll seeInto your imagination
We'll beginWith a spinTraveling in
The world of my creationWhat we'll see
Will defyExplanation
If you want to view paradiseSimply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do itWanta change the world?
There's nothingTo it”
Emoticons
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INHERENT GOODNESS
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INDIVIDUALISM AND SELF-RELIANCE
Self-Reliance:
Reliance on one’s
own powers and
resources rather
than the resources
of others.
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“I DON’T WANT TO BE...”
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Take a few minutes to write down what you think the song is about. Which ideas of Transcendentalism could the song possibly reflect?
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“What I must do, is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is the harder, because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance
“SELF-RELIANCE”
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Turn to a partner and come up with one example of self-reliance or individualism in popular culture. Be prepared to share your example with the class.
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Given what you’ve learned of Transcendentalism and Ralph Waldo Emerson, write 3-5 sentences on how you think Emerson and other Transcendentalists would view modern day material culture and conformity. This will be turned in, so make sure you use proper grammatical conventions.
MINI-ASSESSMENT
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