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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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Riley Griffin wrote a new blog post ENGL 111: Third Mini-Collaboration in the group American Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Riley Griffin

During the 2008 housing crisis, banks held worthless investments in subprime mortgages that cost many people their jobs, savings, and homes. Literature often allows people to reflect on how […]
Ava McCann wrote a new blog post A Mercy mini-collaboration in the group American Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Isabelle Hoff, Spencer Jurgielewicz, Abigail Kennedy, Ava McCann, Lucky Ni

In 2008, the global market crash affected several people of different backgrounds. In particular those of certain socio-economic […]
Janiqua Morris wrote a new blog post Nina Avallone-Serra, Hailey Bernet, Giovanni Cicoria-Timm, Janiqua Morris, Ronnie Trebing, Riley Weaver in the group American Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

At the very beginning of Toni Morrison’s A Mercy, our protagonist, an enslaved girl named Florens, poses the questions, “Who is responsible?” and “Can you read?” From her journey as an enslaved person who is a […]
Isaac Schiller wrote a new blog post The Apocalypse and Garden Eggs: Ripe for Interpretation in the group American Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

In Nigeria, garden eggs are what Americans know as eggplants. They are cooked in many Nigerian dishes. Yet, it is garden eggs in their raw form which are most relevant to the “apocalyptic” novel Lagoon by Nne […]
Mia Stout wrote a new blog post Third Mini-Collaboration in the group American Studies: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Mia Stout, Mairead Wilsch, Annie Urig, India Roundtree, Myah Dombroski, Ryan Trebing

In the novel A Mercy, we begin with seeing a young girl in 1690 being expelled from her home. From the loss of his ship, a […]
Ava McCann wrote a new blog post A Mercy mini-collaboration in the group American Studies: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Ava McCann, Isabelle Hoff, Spencer Jurgielewicz, Abigail Kennedy, Lucky Ni

In 2008, the global market crash affected several people of different backgrounds. In particular those of certain socio-economic […]
Bailey Foster edited the blog post Third Mini-Collaboration in the group American Studies: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Faith Griffin, Aviana Freece, Bailey Foster, Mackenzie Gillen, Piper Cluff

Throughout this course, we have been given the opportunity to read and interpret texts that range from different time periods, each of […]
Adelia Callear wrote a new blog post Garden Eggs: A Nutritiously Bitter and Apocalyptic Snacc ™ in the group American Studies: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

By: Lidabel Guzman Avila, Adelia Callear, Kendall Cruise, Madolley Donzo, Marlee Fancet, Kya Primm, and Nicholas Parks

Praised for its nutritional benefits and bitter taste, the garden egg, an eggplant […]
Marisa Greaney edited the blog post The Façade of Apocalypse in the group American Studies: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Makayla Garrison, Jenna McFarland, Marisa Greaney, Sage Kearney, Lauryn Bennett, Katie Lyons, McKinley Skala

In Nnedi Okorafor’s novel, Lagoon, the ‘aliens’ play multiple roles in Lagos, Nigeria. To some, […]
Kathleen McCarey wrote a new blog post Garden Eggs or Apocalyptic Easter Eggs? in the group American Studies: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Savannah Burley, Hallie Edic, Iris Kahris, Kathleen McCarey, Marie Naudus

Nnedi Okorafor’s novel, Lagoon, takes place in the city of Lagos, Nigeria. Okorafor blends many Nigerian traditions into her work and m […]

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