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A group for SUNY Geneseo students interested in American Studies. Group avatar adapted from “Spatial Possibilities and Interdictions” by Mingxiu Lin on Flickr. Creative Commons CC-BY 2.0.

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Katlin McNeil wrote a new blog post “Violence is the Performance of Waste” in the group American Studies: 2 days ago

“Violence is the Performance of Waste”Throughout the course thus far there has been a lot of conversation around the idea of what does memory truly mean and how does one […]
Audrey Bilello wrote a new blog post The Allusions of Waste: Violence Preformed on Hurricane Katrina Victims in the group American Studies: 4 days, 12 hours ago

The Allusions of Waste: Violence Preformed on Hurricane Katrina Victims“Waste” is a term that can reference a broad array of allusions. For some, waste can exist as a form of physical garbage, bod […]
Jordyn Stinar wrote a new blog post Violence is the Performance of Waste – Remembering so as not to Forget in the group American Studies: 6 days, 18 hours ago

Violence is the Performance of Waste – Remembering so as not to Forget“Violence is the performance of waste.” I have probably read this quote from Joseph Roach’s “Echoes in the Bone” one hundred times try […]
Maris Breaton wrote a new blog post Decay in the Face of Storms: Violence by Omission of Care in the group American Studies: 1 week ago

Decay in the Face of Storms: Violence by Omission of CareI remember very vividly the first time that I saw what a hurricane could do. I was young, maybe eight or nine, and my entire family had […]
Hailey Bernet wrote a new blog post Performance of Waste: The Dehumanizing Treatment Faced by The People of New Orleans After Katrina in the group American Studies: 1 week, 1 day ago

Performance of Waste: The Dehumanizing Treatment Faced by The People of New Orleans After KatrinaHurricane Katrina, a devastatingly impactful storm, left the city of New Orleans and its people turned upside down. After the Levees […]
Emily McIntosh wrote a new blog post Childhood Memories Exposed to Violence in the group American Studies: 1 week, 1 day ago

Childhood Memories Exposed to ViolenceThere’s so much to discuss in terms of this essay such as the varying course concepts, and the supernumerary of ideas that have c […]
Amber Ellis wrote a new blog post The Violence of Injustice and It’s Waste of Time in the group American Studies: 1 week, 2 days ago

The Violence of Injustice and It's Waste of TimeThe quote,” violence is the performance of waste,” by Joseph Roach was a quote that I struggle to interpret. I wasn’t sure what it […]
Sydni Baldwin wrote a new blog post Hurricanes as Destruction and Creation in the group American Studies: 1 week, 2 days ago

Hurricanes as Destruction and CreationHurricanes are often seen as a destructive force, however; they can also be seen as a way to create new beginnings. In Joseph Roach’s “ […]
Grace Lorenz wrote a new blog post Considering a Wider Understanding in the group American Studies: 1 week, 4 days ago

Considering a Wider UnderstandingViolence is the act of intentionally causing harm; harm, in and of itself, is not beneficial or advantageous to an enterprise of any […]
Tyara Oliver wrote a new blog post The Performance of Violence and it’s Consequences in the group American Studies: 1 week, 4 days ago

The Performance of Violence and it's ConsequencesIn Joseph Roach’s Echoes in the Bone, he introduces the idea that “violence is the performance of waste.” There are many examples of th […]

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