Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
This playlist brings together five courses on The Great Gatsby.
What this playlist includes:
36 lectures across 5 courses.
All resources designed and delivered by university academics and researchers.
Courses and Lectures
1. Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
Prof. John McRae
Nottingham University
Nottingham University
2. Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
Dr William Blazek
Liverpool Hope University
Liverpool Hope University
2.1. The American Dream – 09:26
2.2. Class Divisions and Energy Transfer – 11:34
2.3. Technology and Modernity – 12:40
2.4. Narrative Technique and Style – 12:42
2.5. Reception and Legacy – 08:48
3. Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
Prof. Meredith Goldsmith
Ursinus College
Ursinus College
3.1. Introduction – 04:18
3.2. Nick Carraway – 10:45
3.3. Jay Gatsby – 11:42
3.4. Gender Roles and Romantic Pairings – 10:25
3.5. Race and Ethnicity – 10:05
3.6. The Environment – 08:20
3.7. Capitalism and Modernity – 07:19
4. Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
Prof. Michael Nowlin
Victoria University
Victoria University
4.1. The Making of the Great Gatsby – 11:32
4.2. Nick Carraway as Narrator – 12:09
4.3. Race, Class and the Jazz Age – 11:27
4.4. Gatsby’s Glittering Wasteland – 11:56
4.5. Sex, Romance and Desire – 11:26
4.6. Irrecoverable Moments and the American Dream – 11:41
5. Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
Prof. James L. W. West III
Penn State
Penn State
5.1. Composition and Revision – 15:20
5.2. Trimalchio and Celestial Eyes – 04:23
5.3. Based on a True Story? – 15:08
5.4. Life in 1920s America – 11:56
5.5. Social Status – 07:23
5.6. The Parties – 06:28
5.7. Fitzgerald and the (Very) Rich – 06:42
5.8. Gatsby on Screen – 06:00
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