Maddi's Current Research Questions

I'm working on comparing Charlotte Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" to Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and making a connection of feminist disability throughout both, and also argue that both stories demonstrate how perceived illness causes prejudice in communities.

My research questions:

• How can I find original reviews of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" from the 1890's?
• Where should I look to find articles that focus on critiques of feminist disability?
• Where can I find more information about Oscar Wilde's trials?

Alyssa's Current Research Questions

I’m working on connecting the portrayals of Judith and Dr. Faustus in the Old English poem Judith and the Renaissance play Doctor Faustus to the superhero propaganda during World War II. I will probably argue that the superhero and supervillain archetypes are more effective as a means of dividing, rather than uniting, a people.

Questions:

• Where can I locate pamphlets or periodicals that reference Protestant or Catholic beliefs in the 16th century?
• Where should I look for historic interpretations of the conflict between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings in the 10-11th centuries?
• Where can I find literary criticism on WWII comics?

Jaidyn’s Annotated Bibliography on “The Little Prince” and Childhood.

Working Annotated Bibliography

I noticed that a lot of the things I researched tended to be about childhood vs. adulthood. Based on my research, I am thinking about making my paper about why “The Little Prince” is so widely appealing, why it rings so true even though it is clearly fictional and fantastical.

[Book review found through the Literary Reference Center]
HUNTER, SARAH. “Another Look At: Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince.” Booklist, vol. 115, no. 4, Oct. 2018, p. 54. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=132373077&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
This article explores the question of whether “The Little Prince” is directed to children or adults. The author, a professional reviewer of children’s books, explains that though the book technically lacks elements of a strong narrative, it still has a strong appeal for all age groups. Why?

[Thesis found through a search on ProQuest]
Jiang, Y. I. (2018). Visions of the sedentary "I"/Eye: Subjectivation in "the little prince" (Order No. 10637054). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1992490457). Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.erl.lib.byu.edu/docview/1992490457?accountid=4488
This thesis uses “The Little Prince” to define what people mean by the phrase “grow up.” It could have some interesting ways to compare what it means to be a child with what it means to be an adult, and look at the extent to which those things are social constructions.

[Newspaper found through a newspaper archive that BYU has access to]
Nowell. “French Flier Philosophizes in New Book.” Stanford Daily , 21 Nov. 1939, p. 4, https://access-newspaperarchive-com.erl.lib.byu.edu/us/california/stanford/stanford-daily/1939/11-21/page-4/antoine-saint-exupery?psb=relevance.
An interesting little semi-biography of Saint Exupery. It talks a bit about his own desert plane crash, which could lead to comparisons between himself and the book’s narrator, and how his writing is meant to show the narrow line between life and death.

[Book that I “looked inside” on Amazon]
Higgins, James E. The Little Prince: a Reverie of Substance. Twayne Publishers, 1996.
This book looks like it explores the themes of childhood and innocence. It is also written by an academic, which means it will be very specific, and could possibly lead to some good social research.

[Article found through JSTOR]
Steadman, Sharilyn C. “Speaking My Mind: Breaking Down Literature Boxes While Traveling with the Little Prince.” The English Journal, vol. 102, no. 1, 2012, pp. 98–99. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23269393. Accessed 23 Mar. 2020.
Focuses on genre and breaking down distinctions between genre. This could help me develop a definition claim based on genre, if I decide I want to do that.