The St Catharine's College Outreach team are hosting a series of online Subject Masterclasses for UK state school students in Year 12 (or equivalent). These will be hosted by students studying at the College and will offer prospective students the opportunity to experience an interactive subject specific taster session, to learn more about their subject, and challenge their thinking. These will be hosted online over Zoom and will be free of charge.
Old English Riddles: In this introduction to ASNC, students will get to learn about Tolkien’s inspiration: the Old English riddles. Through the lens of a couple of key texts, we will discuss the theories that lie behind translating Old English into its modern equivalent, what makes a good riddle, and how we can place ourselves in the minds of our ancestors. Students will be challenged to answer riddles, and consider their purposes through a brief introduction to Speech Act Theory. At the end, students should come away with new approaches to examining texts and their historical contexts, applicable across any language or time — although medievalism will be heavily promoted!
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