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Ashley Lopez wrote a new blog post English 101 and my study abroad experience in the group American Studies: 5 years, 9 months ago

As I write my last blog post, I can’t help but reflect on the course as a whole and what I’ve learned. One of the major problems discussed during class was the negative effects and results that derive from med […]
Ashley Lopez wrote a new blog post Trans? Fine by me! in the group American Studies: 5 years, 9 months ago

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a panel of students that talked about their struggles on the SUNY Geneseo campus and the discrimination they face with their sexual orientation. The event was called Trans?Fine by […]
Ashley Lopez edited the blog post Bill Mckibben and the reality of our actions in the group American Studies: 5 years, 9 months ago

On September 30th, Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org visited the SUNY Geneseo campus and spoke about the major problems and contributions of climate change. He spoke about how there has been immense changes with climate/weather in the last 40 years. Unfortunately, he spoke about the issues with climate change and how many people working within…[Read more]
Ashley Lopez wrote a new blog post Alabama’s Black Belt in the group American Studies: 5 years, 9 months ago

When reading this online news article found here, I couldn’t believe that there was a lack of proper sewage disposal in a developed country like the US. There was “raw sewage flows from homes” and a lack to basic […]
Ashley Lopez wrote a new blog post Acceptance in the group American Studies: 5 years, 9 months ago

When reminiscing on the novel Clay’s Ark by Octavia Butler, I realized that the “other” animal is bought to the forefront. Post humanism oppressed co-evoution of humans with nonhumans and other forms of life. […]
Ashley Lopez edited the blog post Medical Voluntourism needs a checkup in the group American Studies: 5 years, 10 months ago

In (12/4) class, we were asked to look for possible solutions that could help with the problem about Medical voluntourism. This problem possesses an overlooked threat to emerging health systems in low and middle-income countries. The investors in global health systems should take action to implement solutions that will make medical voluntourism…[Read more]
Ashley Lopez edited the blog post Saartje Baartman: The Exploitation of African Americans in the group American Studies: 5 years, 10 months ago

WARNING: This post has many details/obscenity that one could find disturbing

Who is Saartje Baartman? (also known as Sara Baartman)
A couple of weeks ago Dr. McCoy mentioned Sara Baartman and her relevance to […]
Ashley Lopez wrote a new blog post The Door of No Return; Lost Ancestry in the group American Studies: 5 years, 10 months ago

In New York City, there is an African Burial Ground National Monument that represents a sacred space where both free and enslaved Africans were buried. At a point in time, this sacred space in Manhattan was lost […]
Ashley Lopez wrote a new blog post in the group American Studies: 5 years, 11 months ago

The definition of consent and what we mean by consent tends to be manipulated or misinterpreted. According to dictionary.com, consent is “to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield.” Unfortunately what some may […]
Ashley Lopez wrote a new blog post The false Illusion of race in the group American Studies: 6 years ago

Hi!

Throughout history, there have been divisions among people based off of external qualities. Some of these qualities included skin color, eye color, hair type, etc. These qualities form categories based on […]

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