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Aliyah Frederick wrote a new blog post Academically Uncomfortable in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
In high school classrooms it is a common occurrence for significant information regarding the not so pleasant aspects of American history to be swept under the rug. Upon my arrival to SUNY Geneseo and even within […]
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Aliyah Frederick wrote a new blog post Ties To Mental Health in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
In Colson Whitehead’s novel, Zone One, there is a distinct overarching theme of mental health. In Zone One, every individual who is still alive has thus far survived the zombie apocalypse. The main character, M […]
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Aliyah Frederick wrote a new blog post Fellow Travelers in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
In the novel Home, by Toni Morrison there is a character named Dr. Beauregard Scott, often shortened to simply Dr. Beau. Morrison describes him as a white scientist that works on conducting extremely important […]
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Aliyah Frederick wrote a new blog post Eugenics and Race in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
During one class period this semester, Dr. Beth McCoy had us watch a video titled, Differences Between Us. Throughout the course of the video I was able to learn some of the basics regarding eugenics. Eugenics is […]
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Aliyah Frederick edited the blog post Breeding Mistrust in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
Prior to my time in ENGL101, I had only heard stereotypical rumblings of the mistrust that African Americans hold towards the American medical system. I grew up in a very small, rural town that did not exactly […]
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Aliyah Frederick wrote a new blog post Give Them Rest in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
In several of the readings in my ENGL101 class there is a common theme of the mistreatment of African American bodies after death. I was shocked to discover that in so much of history, African Americans were […]
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Aliyah Frederick wrote a new blog post Zombies and Morals in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
I remember being in class the days leading up to the class’s immersion into Zone One by Colson Whitehead. Dr. Beth McCoy asked the teaching assistants if they had any advice for the class regarding what to e […]
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Aliyah Frederick wrote a new blog post The Blame Game in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
As discussed in our previous group blog post, the topic of informed consent was focused on heavily throughout the semester. In several of the readings, we as readers have had to come to terms with various main […]
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Aliyah Frederick wrote a new blog post Deceived in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
During one period this semester, the class had the pleasure of video conferencing with Dr. Ben Chapman, of North Carolina State. Before the discussion began, I decided that while Dr. Chapman was gracing us with […]
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Aliyah Frederick wrote a new blog post Not Just a Body in the group American Studies: 4 years, 7 months ago
Upon reading the course epigraph for Dr. Beth McCoy’s class on Literature, Medicine, and Racism, at SUNY Geneseo, as an introvert, I held the belief that I had plenty of experience and a certain knack for ‘ […]
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Aliyah Frederick joined the group American Studies 4 years, 7 months ago
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Aliyah Frederick became a registered member 4 years, 8 months ago