In-Class Discussion Questions

 

1) What does it mean when Highmore observes the everyday "signifies ambivalently" and how does it do so? ¶s1 & 2

 

 

2) Extending the description, Highmore talks about the everyday as involved in a process; explain.

 

 

3) In Highmore's view, what is the key to Sherlock Holmes' research method? Why?

 

 

4) The conclusion seems to praise a certain kind of writer: what kind? Why?

 

5) How could an ENGL 202 project earn such praise?

 

 

Week 1 - Weds - 1/23/2004 RE: Handout - On the "Everyday", from Ben Highmore,  Everyday Life and Cultural Theory: An Introduction. London: Routledge, 2002.