I thought the Ted Talk was extremely informative, and the starting activity Kimberlé did with the audience was really clever and effective. I kind of knew where she was going with the names, but I tapped out after Tamir Rice. There were so many names, especially women’s, that I was unfamiliar with. It’s disheartening to… Read more On Kimberle’s Ted Talk
Category: Questions and Reflections, Fall 2020
Religion and the Abolitionist Movement
Upon reading the collection of poems by Phillis Wheatley, it’s clear she was educated to the extent any white person would have been during this time. She writes quite eloquently and often references Greek mythology, like the “zephyr’s wing” in A Hymn to the Evening. Being an enslaved person with many unusual freedoms and comforts… Read more Religion and the Abolitionist Movement
Well, That Was Weird (Breasts and Eggs)
Before I begin with my brief analysis of this text, I want to first explain why I chose writing about it. I chose this article over our main reading due to the fact that I’m super behind on my blog posts and everyone’s already discussed the love suicides’. I am happy however that I decided… Read more Well, That Was Weird (Breasts and Eggs)
USA! USA! USA! We Know Best! (Ken Burns)
I can relate to what the author was saying during this article, due to my dad being very similar to the authors dad. Even though I cant relate to the Vietnamese part, my father felt early on in my life, somewhere in the 10-14 mark, I needed to start watching the movies that are considered… Read more USA! USA! USA! We Know Best! (Ken Burns)
Its Okay, I’m The King I Do What I Want (Shakuntala Prologue- Act 3)
This beginning of the story makes me cringe a little bit while reading. When the king first comes upon the heritage, he hides himself in the shadows so he can watch the girls go water the trees., describing it as a “charming sight”. As he eyes Shakuntala, things start to get semi creepy. He goes… Read more Its Okay, I’m The King I Do What I Want (Shakuntala Prologue- Act 3)
Honor, Death, and Tradition (Death and the Kings, Act 3-4)
An over arching them present in any culture is a sense of honor and tradition. When one culture invades another, these acts of tradition might seem weird to the other and they might feel a civic duty to stop it. That is what happens in Death and The Kings Horseman. We are introduced to a… Read more Honor, Death, and Tradition (Death and the Kings, Act 3-4)
Class reflection
Throughout this class, I was constantly thinking to myself, ‘what are we going to read next? What sort of experiences are we going to hear about now?’ A lot of this came from the fact that this was a global class; I’ve taken 3 classes on works from a specific country, so this was a… Read more Class reflection
Teresa Mei Chuc poems reflection (post catch-up)
While reading through these poems, I found it interesting how a decent amount of them seemed to deal with changing identity, or the possibility of a changed identity. Names is the poem that seems to deal with this the most; the number of names and different birthdays reflects an almost different person. Or, at least,… Read more Teresa Mei Chuc poems reflection (post catch-up)
Post Count Ketchup (3/3): Tagore!
Welcome to the last installment of Post Count Ketchup, where we discuss my unfounded theories and questions about texts I was supposed to have read, but didn’t actually finish, while highlighting a Food of the Post made or eaten with ketchup for literally no good reason except that this idea is making me smile/want to… Read more Post Count Ketchup (3/3): Tagore!
Class Reflection
I really enjoyed this course. I loved the reading material throughout the year. I think we all did a really great job considering the circumstances. I really enjoyed the student interaction and the feedback that I received on each and every assignment that had comments under it. The in-class discussions were enthralling, all while keeping… Read more Class Reflection