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Sakshi Kumar wrote a new blog post Poetry is a Performance, too. in the group
American Studies: 1 hour, 4 minutes agoI have been actively thinking about performances. Specifically, the relationship between actor and audience and the implications that each role holds. We often associate performance with plays like Imperceptible […]
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Michee Jacobs wrote a new blog post Can One belong to Two worlds? in the group
American Studies: 1 hour, 33 minutes agoThroughout my childhood my father would always say to me “Michee, you can’t serve two gods.” I’ll come back to that idea towards the end because I believe it aligns with the conclusion I drew after class last […]
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Yadelin Fernandez edited the blog post Production+Consumption=Reproduction in the group
American Studies: 2 hours, 55 minutes agoAfter reading the first sentence in Jessica Riley’s blog post “Production and Consumption in the Classroom” I knew I immediately had to read it.
“This semester I have to complete a thirty-seven-hour practic […]
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Sean McAneny wrote a new blog post Some Additional Thoughts on Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Study in the group
American Studies: 3 hours, 10 minutes agoUpon registering for classes last fall, I made the decision to venture outside of my major, English, and take a few classes in the sciences. I wanted to try out a different way of thinking, one that I hadn’t […]
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Maria Papas wrote a new blog post Bloodchild vs. Big Machine in the group
American Studies: 3 hours, 24 minutes agoAfter Friday’s class, I left with so many questions…just like the rest of you. One thing that I left with was how similar Big Machine by Victor LaValle has become to Bloodchild by Octavia Butler. When we r […]
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Sarah Holsberg wrote a new blog post A Response to Maria Papas’ Post “What Wall Are You On?” in the group
American Studies: 4 hours, 38 minutes agoI admit, Maria’s post “What Wall Are You On” piqued my interest because of the mention of the words “Queer Eye.” I’m a fan of this show because I enjoy seeing the Fab Five completely transform someone else’s life, […]
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Melisha-Li Gatlin wrote a new blog post For the Straight Folks in the group
American Studies: 4 hours, 52 minutes agoPat Parker’s poem is geared at “straight folks” who follow a pattern of hypocrisy in relation to “gays”. Throughout the poem, she highlights events where people who identify as straight will publicize personal […]
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Madyson Gillanders wrote a new blog post The Perks of Digital Humanities in the group
Digital Humanities: 5 hours, 15 minutes agoI’ll admit that I signed up for Digital Humanities because it was the only class during Add/Drop week that fit my schedule. I enrolled in the class at 7 a.m. on Monday morning (or maybe it was Wednesday) and by […]
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Liv Binda wrote a new blog post Cookbook: Part 1 in the group
American Studies: 5 hours, 38 minutes agoThe process of keeping up to date is sometimes a difficult one for me, especially regarding the blog posts for this class. Every time I have attempted to publish a post I have felt distracted by the next class […]
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Yadelin Fernandez edited the blog post SAY HER NAME, KNOW HER STORY in the group
American Studies: 8 hours, 36 minutes agoThe Black Lives Matter movement campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards Black people. Looking further into many cases between police violence and the Black community, two specific cases come to mind […]
