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Courtney Statt edited the blog post Final Reflection in the group American Studies: 7 years, 3 months ago

“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 […]
Courtney Statt wrote a new blog post Perfect? No. Honest? Yes. in the group American Studies: 7 years, 4 months ago

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 […]
Courtney Statt wrote a new blog post Acknowledging the Acknowledgments in the group American Studies: 7 years, 4 months ago

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 […]
Courtney Statt edited the blog post Read with yr whole experience in the group American Studies: 7 years, 4 months ago

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 […]
Courtney Statt wrote a new blog post Screen = scan in the group American Studies: 7 years, 5 months ago

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 […]
Courtney Statt wrote a new blog post Anthologies, Trail Mix, and Group Work, Oh, My! in the group American Studies: 7 years, 5 months ago

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 […]
Courtney Statt edited the blog post Questions about Lennies in the group American Studies: 7 years, 5 months ago

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 […]
Courtney Statt wrote a new blog post The Art of Repetition in the group American Studies: 7 years, 6 months ago

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 […]
Courtney Statt wrote a new blog post The Sense in Consensual in the group American Studies: 7 years, 6 months ago

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 […]
Courtney Statt edited the blog post Big Beginnings in the group American Studies: 7 years, 6 months ago

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 […]

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