Grace and the Grotesque: Path 2 Groups and Texts

Grace and the Grotesque
Groups and Texts ("Path 2")

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for
and certain of what we do not see."
(Hebrews 11:1)

topical groupings / student groupings

Topical Groupings [links for poems and short stories lead to helpful study questions]

	A Few Relevant Bible Passages	Short Story (Flannery O'Connor)	Poems (Elizabeth Barrett Browning & Robert Browning)	Paintings (Salvador Dalí)	Digging in the Dirt (I Cor. 13)	Films (assorted directors), rent at Amazon
Group 1: Fear	Proverbs 1:7, 9:10 Psalms 33:8 John 14:27 Philippians 4:6-7 1 John 4:18	"A Circle in the Fire" (1953), 232-51	EBB: "The Virgin Mary to the Child Jesus" (1838), poem RB: "The Bishop Orders His Tomb . . ." (1844-45; 1845), poem	Night-Walking Dreams (1922) Study for Honey Is Sweeter Than Blood (1927) The Profanation of the Host (1929-30) The Birth of Liquid Fears (1932) The Visage of War (1940)	"Can I Trust You to Protect Me?"	Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves (1996), content warnings (sex & nudity) / intro. vid. / study qstns	Group 1: Fear
Group 2: Pride	Proverbs 29:23 Romans 12:16 Galatians 6:4 Philippians 2:3 James 4:10	"A Late Encounter with the Enemy" (1953), 252-62	EBB: "The Romance of the Swan's Nest" (1844), poem RB: "The Laboratory" (1845), poem	Self-Portrait (1921) [w/ pipe] Cubist Self-Portrait (1923) The Great Paranoiac (1936) The Metamorphosis of Narcissus (1937) Macrophotographic Self-Portrait with Gala Appearing as a Spanish Nun (1962)	"Shared Visions: More Dance Than Drill"	Nicholas Meyer's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) / content warnings (violence) / intro. vid. / study qstns	Group 2: Pride
Group 3: Death	Leviticus 3:1-17 Psalm 106 Lamentations 2 Acts 5:1-11 John 15:13 John 19-20	"The River" (1955), 154-71	EBB: "Mother and Poet" (1862), poem RB: "My Last Duchess" (1842), poem	The Rotting Donkey (1928) The Spectral Cow (1928) [not The Ram] Gangsterism and Goofy Vision of New York (1935) The Three Sphinxes of Bikini (1947) Tuna Fishing (Homage to Meissonier) (1966-67)	"Marriages That Can Survive Murder"	M. Knight Shymalan's Signs (2002), content warnings (suspense) / intro. vid. / study qstns	Group 3: Death
Group 4: Betrayal	Exodus 20:16 2 Samuel 13:13-39 Matthew 26:14-25, 27:1-10 Colossians 3:8-10 Judges 16	"A View of the Woods" (1956), 525-46	EBB: "Bianca Among the Nightingales" (1862), poem RB: "The Laboratory" (1845), poem	Departure (Homage to the Noticiario Fox) (1926) Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War (1936) Spain (1938) Young Virgin Auto Sodomized by Her Own Chastity (1954) Rock 'n Roll (1957)	"Let's Talk About Love"	John M. McDonagh's Calvary (2014), content warnings (discussion of rape, murder) / intro. vid. / study qstns / film available through Amazon Prime	Group 4: Betrayal
Group 5: Eros */ Not Available in F24*	Genesis 2:24-25 Proverbs 5:18-19 Song of Songs 1:1-17 I Corinthians 1:2-5, 8-9 I Corinthians 13: 4-7	"Parker's Back" (1965), 655-75	EBB: "Bianca Among the Nightingales" (1862), poem RB: "Mesmerism" (1855), poem	Departure (Homage to the Noticiario Fox) (1926) Unsatisfied Desires (1928) Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet's 'Angelus' (1933-35) A Couple with Their Heads Full of Clouds (1936) Two Pieces of Bread, Expressing the Sentiment of Love (1940)	"Can I Trust You to Protect Me?"	Jean Negulesco's Johnny Belinda (1948), content warnings (rape implied) / intro. vid. / study qstns	Group 5: Eros
Group 6: Sex	Song of Songs 4-7 Mark 10:6-9 I Corinthians 6:15-20 I Corinthians 7:1-9 Hebrews 13:4	"The Comforts of Home" (1960), 573-94	EBB: "The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point" (1846; 1848, 1850), poem RB: "Mesmerism" (1855), poem	Unsatisfied Desires (1928) Meditation on the Harp (1932-34) The Life of Mary Magdalene (1960) Book Transforming Itself into a Nude Woman (1940) Honey is Sweeter than Blood (1941)	"Oneness Is Not Fantasy Fiction"	John S. Robertson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) / content warnings (sensuality) / intro. vid. / study qstns / film available through YouTube	Group 6: Sex
Group 7: Family	Exodus 20:12 Deuteronomy 6:6-9 Galatians 3:26-29 Ephesians 6:1-4 I Timothy 5:8	"Everything that Rises Must Converge" (1961), 485-500	EBB: "Bertha in the Lane" (1844), poem RB: "The Bishop Orders His Tomb . . ." (1844-45; 1845), poem	Figure at a Window (1925) The Average Bureaucrat (1930) The Enigma of William Tell (1933) The Sacrament of the Last Supper (1955) Pietà (1982)	"Patience Is Not Passive"	Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners (2013), content warnings (torture) / intro. vid. / study qstns / film available through Amazon Prime	Group 7: Family
Group 8: Parenting	Exodus 20:12 Deuteronomy 6:6-9 Psalms 139:13-18 Proverbs: 23:13-14 I Thessalonians 2:11	"The Enduring Chill" (1958; 1965), 547-72	EBB: "The Virgin Mary to the Child Jesus" (1838), poem RB: "The Bishop Orders His Tomb . . ." (1844-45; 1845), poem	Untitled (Portrait of the Artist's Mother) (1920) The Old Age of William Tell (1931) Weaning of Furniture--Nutrition (1934) Imperial Monument to the Child Woman (1934) The Virgin of Guadalupe (1959)	"Memory Flexes. So Should Forgiveness"	Sarah Polley's Women Talking (2022), content warnings (discussion of rape) / intro. vid. / study qstns	Group 8: Parenting
Group 9: Siblings	Genesis 4:1-15 Genesis 25:19-34, 27:1-41 Samuel 13:1-29 Matthew 5:22-24 Luke 10:38-42	"Greenleaf" (1956), 501-24	EBB: "Bertha in the Lane" (1844), poem RB: "Deaf and Dumb: A Group by Woolner" (1864), poem	Figure at a Table (1925) Figure at a Window (1925) Figure Seen from the Back (1925) Seated Girl Seen from the Back (1928) Young Virgin Auto Sodomized by Her Own Chastity (1954)	"Memory Flexes. So Should Forgiveness"	Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino (2008), content warnings (racial slurs, violence) / intro. vid. / study qstns	Group 9: Siblings
Group 10: Community	Leviticus 19:33-34 Deuteronomy 20:10-20 Matthew 10:5-14 Romans 13:8-10 Hebrews 13:1-3	"The Displaced Person" (1955), 285-327	EBB: "The Cry of the Children" (1843), poem RB: "Fra Lippo Lippi" (1853; 1855), poem	The Phantom Cart (1933) Gala and The Angelus of Millet Before the Imminent Arrival of the Conical Anamorphoses (1933) The Voyeur (1921) Impressions of Africa (1938) The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (1958-59)	"Truth That Hurts Can Heal"	Paul Schrader's First Reformed (2017) / content warnings (depression, violence) / intro. vid. / study qstns	Group 10: Community
Group 11: Prejudice	Genesis 1:27 Acts 10:9-43 Galatians 3:25-29 Colossians 3:11 James 2:1-17	"The Artificial Nigger" (1955), 210-31	EBB: "The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point" (1848), poem RB: "My Last Duchess" (1842), poem	Untitled (Woman with Flower Head) (1937) Fountain of Milk Spreading Itself Uselessly on Three Shoes (1945) Portrait of Frau. Isabel Styler-Tas (1945) Music, The Red Orchestra, The Seven Arts (1957) Religious Scene in Particles (1958)	"Don't Put Up, Shut Up"	Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark (2000), content warnings (violence) / intro. vid. / study qstns	Group 11: Prejudice
Group 12: Disability	Deuteronomy 27:18 2 Samuel 4:4 & 9:1-13 Isaiah 35:1-8 John 9:1-41 Mark 7:31-37	"The Life You Save May Be Your Own" (1953), 172-83	EBB: "The Cry of the Children" (1843), poem RB: "Deaf and Dumb: A Group by Woolner" (1864), poem	Mannequin (Barcelona Mannequin) (1926-27) Javanese Manequin (1934) Venus de Milo with Drawers (1936) Memory of the Child Woman (1931) Invention of the Monsters (1937)	"Future Forward"	Lars von Trier's Melancholia (2011), content warnings (nudity, suicide) / intro. vid. / study qstns	Group 12: Disability

Student Groupings

	sec 03 (12-2 p.m.)	sec 02 (2-4 p.m.)
Group 1: Fear	Natalie Mostow, Delaney Dow, Emmanuel Zarate	Zach Kramer, James Flores, Bryson Perry
Group 2: Pride	Lucas Needham, Cherisse Carney, Johnny Elder	Emma Millette, Amanda Petree, Quinn Patrick
Group 3: Death	Frida Melendrez, Cameron Yartz, Lindsey Calderon-Barrios	Kurtis Ashford, Sadie Ashourizadegan, Hannah Mccoy
Group 4: Betrayal	Giselle Pena, Amber Schmidt, Kaylie Carpizo	Addy Wolf, Jeremy Justice, Jamie Justice
Group 5: Eros	N/A	N/A
Group 6: Sex	N/A	Remy Hobson, Sebastian Cosme-Reyes, Lizzy Thompson
Group 7: Family	Eliza Baur, Alexis Tepe, Ezra Garcia	Hudson Kim, Ashlyn Woolridge, Jake Hall
Group 8: Parenting	Nathan Vaniman, Connor Lo, Max Kwan	Levi Folkrod, Mark Altamirano, William Harbour
Group 9: Siblings	Luke Hofstetter, Natalia Trigueros, Alyssa Wimberley
Group 10: Community	Phoebe Ong, Adam Ghatta, Kiveli Pandelidis	Sam Lui, Ian Wong, Angel Avina
Group 11: Prejudice	Grace Tsui, Brandon Thacker, Aidan Wescott	N/A
Group 12: Disability	Sandra Maldonado, Oswaldo Soriano, Haley Brown	N/A

White, skull-shaped object with red shapes hovering above it. Black background.
The Vertebrated Cavern, Series of Decals (1936)
series of decals, gouache on black paper
Salvador Dalí

Dr. Paul Marchbanks
pmarchba@calpoly.edu