Annie Kapur
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English Lecturer
đLiterature & Writing (B.A)
đFilm & Writing (M.A)
đSecondary English Education (PgDipEd) (QTS)
đBirmingham, UK
Stories (1968/0)
- Top Story - February 2021
Book Review: "Selected Essays" by George OrwellTop Story - February 2021
Georgr Orwell is probably best known for his works "1984" and "Animal Farm." My personal favourite book by him was always "Down and Out in Paris and London" because of the realism involved and honestly, I wish more people read it. This book is somewhat like my favourite Orwell novel in the fact that it is based within various truths and has a criticism on a number of things. Including Orwell's work on Charles Dickens and his famous essay entitled "Shooting the Elephant" - George Orwell attempts to reason with us whilst showing his readers that these things are perhaps linked in a wider web of economics and class systems.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: The Extreme Close-Up
In this chapter of âthe filmmakerâs guideâ weâre actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the âfilmmakerâs guideâ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how youâre doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmakerâs guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Young Hearts Crying" by Richard Yates
Richard Yates, author of "Revolutionary Road" and "Easter Parade" once wrote an emotionally disturbing book called "Young Hearts Crying" and I am not going to lie, it was pretty upsetting to read. The book is about a woman called Lucy and her husband, Michael. Michael wants to be a writer after becoming one of those disillusioned young people after the second world war. Lucy is a second generation rich girl who has millions in the bank that she is saving for her children. When Laura is born as their daughter, their lives become emotionally unstable as Michael tries to justify his behaviour as a sexist, classist and often a racist whilst also practically ignoring his wife's emotional needs. So they divorce. But the story does not end there. Not for Michael anyway - who goes on to suffer emotional breakdowns amongst other losses.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: The Top Down Shot
In this chapter of âthe filmmakerâs guideâ weâre actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the âfilmmakerâs guideâ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how youâre doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmakerâs guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
What Are You?
Ever since I was in school and leading right through to my postgraduate degree and beyond, the one question people tend to ask me once they begin talking is 'what are you?' and this is normally stated by white people. I have been honestly ashamed of myself for taking so long to answer the question, or even answering it at all. With social media, this has happened more often than I like to admit. I have even gone as far as to put 'what I am' in the short 'bio' sections of some of my accounts in order to minimise this question even coming across in an interaction. Have I been successful? Not entirely. But why do I have a problem with the question "What Are You?" - It seems harmless, doesn't it? But it isn't. It's dehumanising and it is a question I have never seen asked to a white person. It seems to be a question reserved for people of colour.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Humans
Book Review: "Satan in Goray" by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer is probably best known for winning the Nobel Prize for Literature and writing novels such as "Love and Exile", "The Penitent", "The Family Moskat" and "Enemies: A Love Story". But there is another book that I have read by him in my attempt to read his entire bibliography - that novel is called "Satan in Goray". I have to say that this book is like none that I have ever read by him before and has seriously surprised me through its incredibly influential use of religion. Normally the Jewish identity is not as religious as we see it in this novel and honestly, it is a great turn for the author who now, writes a novel about religious hypocrisy and moral panic.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: God's Eye View Shots
In this chapter of âthe filmmakerâs guideâ weâre actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the âfilmmakerâs guideâ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how youâre doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmakerâs guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Memory Wood" by Sam Lloyd
"The Memory Wood" by Sam Lloyd is the book club pick for Richard and Judy by the time this review is being written and honestly, I have mainly enjoyed many of the Richard and Judy book club reads because a lot of them are books I would never discover otherwise. Most of my reading is classics and stuff and I like being able to discover these terrifying thriller novels but this one was different. This one was very different. Normally I am able to put the book down and reflect for a bit before I read the next part but with this one I didn't. With this one I tried to put it down and all I could think about was the well-being of Elissa, or the truth about Elijah or even whoever was holding Elissa in that underground place in the woods. Before I knew it, I had picked up the book again and spent the next five hours desperately reading it until it was finally over. I had trouble getting to sleep that night. My mind was rattling.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "His Excellency Eugène Rougon" by Emile Zola
Emile Zola's writing has always been something that I can really sink my teeth into. When I was seventeen, I first read his book "The Beast Within" and have read it about three times since. When I was about twenty, I read his book "The Debacle" which I followed with his book "The Masterpiece" all of which were brilliant. From the age of twenty-three, I read the rest of his texts with "L'Assommoir" sticking out as one of my favourites by him, but honestly I have to say that this book proves that he is a multitalented writer - capable of making fun of absolutely anyone with wit and class.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Metaphor on Screen
In this chapter of âthe filmmakerâs guideâ weâre actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the âfilmmakerâs guideâ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how youâre doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmakerâs guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "Onibaba" (1964)
"Onibaba" - the demoness, the demon hag, a demon all the very same. You may think of something far more complicated when you hear that word than the film actually puts out. When a man returns home alone, without a woman's husband and without another woman's son, he is reprimanded for not looking after them. He is ostracised for returning home without his pals. When he seduces the widow of one of the dead men, she goes visiting him regularly whilst war rages on around the tall grass maze in which they live. Her mother is distraught, not believing that the man is in any way, good news. Telling her daughter a story about heaven and hell, she tries to scare her daughter into submission to her rules through religion but it doesn't work. It doesn't work until one night a demon appears to her daughter. A demon chases her back home, intercepting her journey to her new lover. But there are terrifying consequences for everyone involved.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Chill" by Scott Carson
One of the best books I have read in 2021 has to be "The Chill" by Scott Carson. I initially found this book on a list of recommendations from the Kindle store on my device and once I had bought it and opened up the first page, I was so hooked I read it non-stop for the next six and a half hours or so until it was finished. So why did I get hooked on to it for the night? Well, it was a mixture between good writing, a brilliantly planned plot and an amazing cast of characters. Let's take a look at what it is about then.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks