English @ SUNY Geneseo | Courtney Statt | Activity https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/members/courtneystatt/activity/ Activity feed for Courtney Statt. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:23:02 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 7f06ce53b0ed090ad6ef3d69d41824d0 Courtney Statt edited the blog post Final Reflection in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12833/ Tue, 14 May 2019 13:59:53 -0500  
“My job is to notice…and to notice that you can notice.” 

–Dionne Brand
When looking back over the last few months, I am noticing a positive shift in how I read, write, and observe. In my very first […]

]]> 0 c56d4f70faa3028d027621251e09deab Courtney Statt wrote a new blog post Perfect? No. Honest? Yes. in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12704/ Sat, 27 Apr 2019 16:40:45 -0500 During my time as an English major, I’ve become well acquainted with my strengths and weaknesses as a student. The long research papers? I love those. PowerPoint presentations? Eh, not my favorite. Blogging? I […]

]]> 0 07b54894347452ab9695d7e615d10e00 Courtney Statt wrote a new blog post Acknowledging the Acknowledgments in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12599/ Sat, 20 Apr 2019 23:04:37 -0500 In our group discussion of Big Machine yesterday, we were all left grasping for straws. How do we make heroin, monsters called, “The Devils of the Mash,” male pregnancy, and a suicide cult fit together? We all hav […]

]]> 0 fbb90f4287b0e5e863f0616b2c4db033 Courtney Statt edited the blog post Read with yr whole experience in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12537/ Mon, 15 Apr 2019 01:45:44 -0500 I’ve recently become very aware of context. Specifically, how easily something can be taken out of context. A few semesters ago, I took a class on Northern Irish Poetry. It was–and remains–one of my favorite c […]

]]> 0 777cbe3eef762645ee4596081e078fe1 Courtney Statt wrote a new blog post Screen = scan in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12483/ Sat, 06 Apr 2019 13:22:06 -0500 When talking about questioning quotidian things today in class, my mind went to a seemingly benign everyday habit  that I’ve adopted: scan reading.

Everyday, I spend more time scanning emails, Instagram po […]

]]> 0 49917592ea038e42cd83d924b542c5b2 Courtney Statt wrote a new blog post Anthologies, Trail Mix, and Group Work, Oh, My! in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12460/ Sat, 30 Mar 2019 15:29:25 -0500 When I first saw the assignment to write down everything that we ate over spring break, I’ll admit that I was a bit stunned. Why in the world would I have to keep a food journal for a class titled African A […]

]]> 0 6e8cc5910e3eeefd78b6f4649d0fca5b Courtney Statt edited the blog post Questions about Lennies in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12426/ Tue, 19 Mar 2019 14:29:36 -0500 I’m a local. I was born in the greater Rochester area, and I’ve always lived in same house. Upstate New York has a lot of talent packed into its square miles. While browsing the anthology, Angles of Ascent, I fli […]

]]> 0 ce618bb02f14a83705ae0838c9f7e418 Courtney Statt wrote a new blog post The Art of Repetition in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12393/ Sat, 09 Mar 2019 17:03:08 -0500 On the Spring 2016 essay prompt for this course, a quote is given by visual artist, Glenn Ligon. Before reading the prompt, I had never heard of him before. Being a lover of all things art, I decided to dig a […]

]]> 0 61cf5f35416c672d893dbdf0c92d88b5 Courtney Statt wrote a new blog post The Sense in Consensual in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12310/ Wed, 20 Feb 2019 16:09:31 -0500 Octavia Butler’s short story “Bloodchild” freaked me out. When I first finished the story, I was left with this nightmarish feeling of uneasiness. As an avid fan of horror films and literature, this response was […]

]]> 0 02a4e9d9beaa8eb5defa5b310e5a953c Courtney Statt edited the blog post Big Beginnings in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12210/ Sat, 09 Feb 2019 15:17:05 -0500 During the first two weeks of classes, I’ve developed a goal for myself as a student in not just this class, but all of my classes: I want to notice the small details that make a big difference. This goal was […]

]]> 0 8c048fc4ebdc6f288327aef2c2480d50 Courtney Statt replied to the topic The Female Hero Pt. 2: Clarrisa Suanders role in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/the-female-hero-pt-2-clarrisa-suanders-role-in-mr-smith-goes-to-washington/#post-1262 Wed, 06 Feb 2019 15:22:11 -0500 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington has been a favorite of mine for years. However, I think that it is lacking in the area of representation of women and minorities. If the film is remade someday, the diversity will surely increase. Jason, you made a profound statement: “If the hero’s journey is not for everyone, is it even a hero we are talking a…[Read more]

]]> 590ddf331ad1612ad4ee58263c43407c Courtney Statt started the topic Female Heroism in The General (1926) in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/female-heroism-in-the-general-1926-3/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 16:44:21 -0500 When going into a film that was released in 1926, 92 years ago, I expected to see damsels in distress with very little to say, and even less to add to the plot of the film. The films from the early 1900’s that I had seen prior to The General follow this representation of women. The beginning of The General starts off a bit cliche; a young man lov…[Read more]

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