Annie Kapur
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English Lecturer
đLiterature & Writing (B.A)
đFilm & Writing (M.A)
đSecondary English Education (PgDipEd)
đBirmingham, UK
Stories (1942/0)
Book Review: "Tiepolo Pink" by Roberto Calasso
"What happened with Tiepolo was the same thing that was to happen with certain imposing and mysterious ancient objects like the Shang bronzes: those aspects that resisted interpretation were considered decorative, while those too charged with meaning were labeled ornamental.â
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Hearing Trumpet" by Leonora Carrington
A book about the mundane human life of living to old age and then being shoved into a facility. A 92-year-old woman who believes she is perfectly capable of living on her own is admitted to an institution where she observes that everyone has given up in the name of weird cult-like religious sermons and living in igloo-style houses. Whilst she gets to know her institution, she also gets to know the Abbessâs story. It is one of adventure and trouble, mischief and love. Renewing her sense of life in this mundane living facility may be difficult, but the book slipped to her about the Abbess seeks to save her.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Frame Narrative
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
Batman (1989)
In this article, we will be looking at 2019âs book â1001 Movies to See Before You Dieâ and going through each film in a random order that I have chosen. We will be looking at what constitutes this film to be on the list and whether I think this film deserves to be here at all. I want to make perfectly clear that I wonât be revealing details from this book such as analyses by film reporters who have written about the film in question, so if you want the book itself youâll have to buy it. But I will be covering the bookâs suggestions on which films should be your top priority. I wouldnât doubt for a second that everyone reading this article has probably watched many of these movies anyway. But we are just here to have a bit of fun. Weâre going to not just look at whether it should be on this list but weâre also going to look at why the film has such a legacy at all. Remember, this is the 2019 version of the book and so, films like âJokerâ will not be featured in this book and any film that came out in 2020 (and if we get there, in 2021). So strap in and if you have your own suggestions then donât hesitate to email me using the address in my bio. Letâs get on with it then.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
City Lights (1931)
In this article, we will be looking at 2019âs book â1001 Movies to See Before You Dieâ and going through each film in a random order that I have chosen. We will be looking at what constitutes this film to be on the list and whether I think this film deserves to be here at all. I want to make perfectly clear that I wonât be revealing details from this book such as analyses by film reporters who have written about the film in question, so if you want the book itself youâll have to buy it. But I will be covering the bookâs suggestions on which films should be your top priority. I wouldnât doubt for a second that everyone reading this article has probably watched many of these movies anyway. But we are just here to have a bit of fun. Weâre going to not just look at whether it should be on this list but weâre also going to look at why the film has such a legacy at all. Remember, this is the 2019 version of the book and so, films like âJokerâ will not be featured in this book and any film that came out in 2020 (and if we get there, in 2021). So strap in and if you have your own suggestions then donât hesitate to email me using the address in my bio. Letâs get on with it then.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released"
The song âI Shall Be Releasedâ by Bob Dylan has been covered by many, many artists over the years with my personal favourite being by Nina Simone. The song itself is a great testament to life and death in which Bob Dylan explores the point of imprisonment and the way in which someoneâs own reflection can be seen in a place which is without any mirrors. Now, what we talk about in the posts of âDylan in a dayâ is not the critical analysis behind the songs but instead what we think the songs might be about. I have read way too many books on Bob Dylanâs songs to start giving a citation for everyone I use, so instead I want to talk to you about what I take from the song myself. âI Shall Be Releasedâ has to be one of my favourite songs by Bob Dylan and it actually appears in two different main forms: one being on âThe Greatest Hitsâ album along with âWatching the River Flowâ and the other on the âRawâ or âCompleteâ version of âThe Basement Tapesâ. By general consensus, the latter seems to be the one that is more liked of the two.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Beat
Book Review: "Mumbo Jumbo" by Ishmael Reed
Ishmael Reed is a writer who James Baldwin called âgreatâ and since the 1960s, he has been writing satirical works criticising American Popular Culture. I was reading âMumbo Jumboâ as a part of my random read for Black History Month and honestly, I donât think I have been more impressed with free expressionist Black Liberation Literature since I first read James Baldwin or the speeches of Malcolm X. Throughout the book, there are references made the the socio-political culture of Black people in Harlem and the aspect of forced monotheism and control. It is a way of controlling the new Jazz and polytheistic movement in which, you guessed it, the Knights Templar try to prevent people from listening to music and expressing themselves. It is one of the smartest novels I have ever read. The main character searches for a book and tries to return treasures looted from different countries to their homes. Not only that, but there are a great amount of Black Cultural Civil Rightsâ stars that appear throughout the novel including: Claude McKay, W.E.B Du Bois, Countee Cullen, James Weldon Johnson, Wallace Thurman and, you guessed it, Malcolm X.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
Lemon, Lime and Ginger Curd Pie
Of course, you probably know me very well for invading Vocal with my film studies stuff and articles entitled âa filmmakerâs guideâ. I have often explained that I love to bake as well. Since I was young, I have loved the idea, the creativity and the relaxation of baking different things. I love to make macarons, layer cakes and gingerbread in particular and the activity of it really gets me away from my laptop (where Iâm sure you know that I spend most of my life). So, I hope you enjoy me talking about what I bake and why I bake it complete with pictures (if not very good) of me actually baking, my baked goods in the process of being created and when theyâre finished. Iâm really happy to share this with you. And if you like, you can show me your baking (yes, I spend a lot of time writing, but I also spend a lot of time reading other peopleâs articles!), I would love to see it. Since I was in school, I was always interested in creating things, whether that be pieces of writing, welding things to make small statues or baking foods and making sweets (candy, if youâre American). I hope you enjoy looking at some of the stuff that has honestly kept me sane, because I seem to be going slightly mad.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Feast
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Existentialism
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
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
In this article, we will be looking at 2019âs book â1001 Movies to See Before You Dieâ and going through each film in a random order that I have chosen. We will be looking at what constitutes this film to be on the list and whether I think this film deserves to be here at all. I want to make perfectly clear that I wonât be revealing details from this book such as analyses by film reporters who have written about the film in question, so if you want the book itself youâll have to buy it. But I will be covering the bookâs suggestions on which films should be your top priority. I wouldnât doubt for a second that everyone reading this article has probably watched many of these movies anyway. But we are just here to have a bit of fun. Weâre going to not just look at whether it should be on this list but weâre also going to look at why the film has such a legacy at all. Remember, this is the 2019 version of the book and so, films like âJokerâ will not be featured in this book and any film that came out in 2020 (and if we get there, in 2021). So strap in and if you have your own suggestions then donât hesitate to email me using the address in my bio. Letâs get on with it then.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Selected Poems" by Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodskyâs poetry is an imaginative, beautiful piece of work about the way in which we can see magic and style, fluency and control flow through Russian Poetry even after the likes of Anna Akhmatova, Leo Tolstoy etc. are no longer around. Brodsky takes concepts such as love and war and interweaves them into the symbols of darkness, nature and many more symbols of emotions to do with death and loss. Brodskyâs poetry is a powerful blend of melancholy and hope, grief and regaining, timelessness and patience. It is simply beautiful to read and is that poetry that you have to read out loud or it just does not have the same ring to it.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Poets
Bob Dylan's "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"
This is a song that I have loved for many years in many forms. Thereâs the album version on âHighway 61 Revisitedâ (1965) and then thereâs the version on âNo Direction Homeâ which is also pretty amazing in a different key. I want to have a quick look at what I think this song means and honestly, I want to have a look at how the song sounds. I think thereâs enough critical analysis on deeper meanings in Bob Dylanâs lyrics for you to check out by people who have, to Bob Dylanâs own dismay, studied him for fifty or so years. My reviews on Bob Dylan are purely for entertainment purposes. Why? The poetics are great, the lyrics are amazing and wild, the song sounds good and his singing voice is seriously underrated.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Beat