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Katelyn Sullivan edited the blog post Practicing Interdisciplinary Practice: Embracing Multiplicity and the “Both/And” Through The Art of Steve Prince in the group American Studies: 4 years, 10 months ago
When one considers the meaning of interdisciplinarity as the bringing together of two or more academic disciplines into one coherent project or activity, it might seem obvious that this kind of learning and […]
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Katelyn Sullivan commented on the post, 8 Blog Posts, A Semester’s Commentary, on the groupblog (Im)Possibilities 5 years, 10 months ago
Hi Davina,
I’m not sure if you’ll read this comment, but I hope you do. I have goose bumps after reading your beautiful, powerful poem. I just wanted to tell you that I think it’s really wonderful. Wow. Thank you […] -
Katelyn Sullivan wrote a new blog post Intradisciplinary Connections: Returning to Geneseo’s Learning Outcomes in the group American Studies: 5 years, 10 months ago
Throughout the semester, this course has demonstrated several points of focus that the English Department seems to be increasingly concerned with as of late: encouraging reflective writing, and establishing clear […]
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Katelyn Sullivan edited the blog post In a Course Called “Metropolis,” I Almost Thought the Setting Didn’t Matter: Confessing, Reflecting, and Trying to “Do Better” in the group American Studies: 5 years, 10 months ago
As I was deciding on what my last few posts of the semester should focus on, I thought of the churning and cycling that we have been discussing throughout this course. In the vein of this churning, I thought it […]
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Katelyn Sullivan wrote a new blog post Roots and Resurrection in Dance in the group American Studies: 5 years, 10 months ago
“We can do better… we come back together… we’re still here.”This is what the first line of my notes looks like from the day Dr. DeFrantz joined our class for a workshop on interdisciplinary dance studies, […]
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Katelyn Sullivan edited the blog post The Least We Can Do: Bearing the Weight of Iniki and Others in the group American Studies: 5 years, 11 months ago
I would like to configure this post in conversation with the post written earlier this week by Jenna, Jonathan, Aidan, Madi, Clio, and Cameron. This group writes thoughtfully about Hurricane Iniki and its impact on the Hawaiian Islands; what I wish to do is expand on one of their points by drawing connections back to previously-examined course…[Read more]
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Katelyn Sullivan edited the blog post Hurricane Maria: Searching for Answers, Finding More Questions in the group American Studies: 5 years, 11 months ago
*This is a collaborative blog post, created by: Sakshi Kumar, Neha Marolia, Michael Griffin, Luke Edelman, Catherine White, and Katie Sullivan
Maria’s Story:
The story of Hurricane Maria officially began on September 16, 2017 when it wasn’t even called Hurricane Maria yet. At 11 a.m. that morning, four days before landfall, it was called “Pot…
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Katelyn Sullivan wrote a new blog post Born and Raised: “A Life Lived in One Place” in the group American Studies: 5 years, 11 months ago
In my last post, I explored the fact that so many people at the end of When the Levees Broke chose to identify themselves through association with their home city, proudly declaring their having been “born and r […]
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Katelyn Sullivan edited the blog post Conscriptive Naming and Self-Identification in the group American Studies: 5 years, 11 months ago
What’s in a name? This is a question that we have been exploring in terms of both the naming of storms and the naming of people; both Christina and Helen have written posts that explore the hurricane-naming process and its implications.
Personally, I have become increasingly interested in the question of “what’s in a name?” as it relates…[Read more]
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Katelyn Sullivan edited the blog post Rich Musical Tradition Wrought from Intense Oppression in the group American Studies: 6 years ago
Upon attending an event titled “A Collision of Worldviews: An interview with Dr. Ysaye Maria Barnwell”, which was part of this year’s commemoration for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. here at Geneseo, my eyes were opened to a whole new way of perceiving musical traditions in terms of both their origins and their power.
Dr. Barnw…[Read more]
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Katelyn Sullivan edited the blog post The Danger in Prosthetic Memory in the group American Studies: 6 years, 1 month ago
Upon reading Nyong’o’s “Black Survival in the Uchromatic Dark”, I find myself returning to a notion that was introduced to me in Dr. Cooper’s American Literature course at the start of this semester–a notion that George Mason University Professor Alison Landsberg calls “prosthetic memory”. In her book entitled Prosthetic Memory: The Transformatio…[Read more]
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Katelyn Sullivan edited the blog post When We Know What It Is Not, We Can Search For What It Is in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
When I read Liz’s last post, I found myself really glad that she brought up the idea of slavery again (thanks Liz!). I remember finding it very interesting (for lack of a better term because I did not know what to make of it at the time) when we read the Afterword of “Bloodchild” and discovered Butler’s assertions that she was not writing about…[Read more]
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Katelyn Sullivan commented on the post, Does anyone truly have autonomy?, on the site (Im)Possibilities 6 years, 3 months ago
Hi Devin! First, I want to tell you how much I respect that you’re supporting yourself through college. I know you did not include that detail in your post seeking praise, but it really is something to be proud […]
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Katelyn Sullivan commented on the post, On Representation, on the site (Im)Possibilities 6 years, 3 months ago
Hi Sandra! I’m just finally getting to read this post now, and it’s so insightful! I love how you break down the different representations Butler includes in the novels we read. I certainly agree that it is […]
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Katelyn Sullivan wrote a new blog post Selfhood and Western Questions in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
Recent class discussions about autonomy and selfhood have prompted me to examine my own understandings of the self. Throughout the semester Butler’s work has pushed me to grapple with the concept of […]
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Katelyn Sullivan edited the blog post Empathy: Oankali Do More Than Walk in Your Shoes in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
This past Thursday I attended a discussion on empathy and literature, led by Dr. Ken Asher. The discussion was terribly interesting, and I could not help but draw some mental connections between the discussion and the content of our course. Cassie happens to discuss empathy in her last post (with a nod to Sami), which makes me feel more confident…[Read more]
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Katelyn Sullivan commented on the post, The Importance of Perspective Taking in Literature, on the site (Im)Possibilities 6 years, 3 months ago
Cassie,
I think you make valid points in this post and I definitely share your perspectives on these aspects of Butler’s work. I find myself wondering if we empathize more with characters whom we are better able […] -
Katelyn Sullivan commented on the post, Revisiting Contract Theory, Possession, and Democracy in Class, on the site (Im)Possibilities 6 years, 3 months ago
Sean,
I was considering writing a blog post about today’s class, but upon reading yours, I have scrapped the idea — this post is so thoughtful and articulate that I dare not even try to write about the same […]
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Katelyn Sullivan wrote a new blog post The Bright(er) Side in the group American Studies: 6 years, 4 months ago
Some recent events in my personal life have tempted me to place much of my focus on negative aspects of my life lately. Through this post I aim to fight back against that temptation by focusing on one positive […]
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Katelyn Sullivan wrote a new blog post Gender as a Social Construct and Way of Understanding in the group American Studies: 6 years, 4 months ago
This past Thursday, I attended a panel discussion titled “Trans? Fine by Me”. This student-organized event featured a panel of three students and two members of faculty, all of whom are part of the Geneseo com […]
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