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Elana Evenden wrote a new blog post Growing Pains in the group American Studies

Tue, 14 May 2019 14:02:41 -0500

Canadian poet, Dionne Brand, delicately states, “My job is to notice… and to notice that you can notice.” When I first read the syllabus at the beginning of the semester, I glanced over this quote without givin […]

Elana Evenden wrote a new blog post The Congo in the group American Studies

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 02:48:50 -0500

After finishing Big Machine on Monday, my group was able to tie together some points that occurred to us throughout the semester. I was in Tayler’s group discussion during class and we were able to come to the r […]

Elana Evenden wrote a new blog post Soul-Eating Cats in the group American Studies

Sat, 27 Apr 2019 01:50:16 -0500

Anyone who knows me knows my immense adoration for cats. I know that Dr. McCoy can attest for this as she watched me pet dozens of stray cats in Dakar, Senegal. I have grown up with a black cat that I’ve had s […]

Elana Evenden wrote a new blog post How We Observe in the group American Studies

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 01:28:55 -0500

After reading Tayler’s post about Suzan-Lori Parks play, Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom, it made me think more about the way in which we learn about slavery and observe the continent of Africa. […]

Elana Evenden wrote a new blog post 'These Are Books We Have to Read' in the group American Studies

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 22:18:50 -0500

After Monday’s class when we had to pick out a quote from our reading that stuck out to us, I remembered a quote from earlier in the novel that I kept thinking about: “To be an American is to be a believer! But […]

Elana Evenden wrote a new blog post The Tail in the group American Studies

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 20:27:53 -0500

This past weekend I was lucky enough to experience my first Passover Seder with my boyfriend and his grandparents. I have been raised with Athiest beliefs, only briefly educated in Christianity from my […]

Elana Evenden wrote a new blog post A Response to Analiese Vasciannie's Theory on 'Us' in the group American Studies

Sun, 21 Apr 2019 19:05:03 -0500

I was very excited to read Analiese’s blog post as I recently saw ‘Us’ and made very similar connections in my mind. It is definitely a classic Jordan Peele move to have so many underlying meanings behind a film. […]

Elana Evenden commented on the post, My Theory Between "Big Machine" and "Us", on the groupblog (Im)Possibilities

Sun, 14 Apr 2019 23:13:41 -0500

Elana Evenden wrote a new blog post The Regime of the Visual in the group American Studies

Sun, 14 Apr 2019 22:39:19 -0500

This morning I was listening to an episode about Scientology from the Mile Higher podcast. This podcast opened up with a question from a listener about aliens and the idea of a different form of life. The p […]

Elana Evenden edited the blog post Judge Less, Think More in the group American Studies

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 22:13:45 -0500

As we delve further into the semester, I find myself continually thinking about the concept of the mask and the veil. When thinking about the concept of the mask of the veil within African American literature, I […]

Elana Evenden edited the blog post Art versus Artifact in the group American Studies

Sat, 09 Feb 2019 22:56:55 -0500

Having a double major in English Literature and Art History, I have noticed a clear lack of representation of African or African American art and literature unless it is being appropriated by European culture or […]

Elana Evenden wrote a new blog post Social Climate Change and the Xenogenisis Trilogy in the group American Studies

Mon, 13 Nov 2017 20:33:10 -0500

After my research abroad on the concept of social climate change over the summer in Dakar, Senegal, I find it difficult to not relate climate change back to almost all things I learn about. Social climate change […]

Elana Evenden wrote a new blog post Ageism and Fashion in the group American Studies

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:05:30 -0500

After discussing the issues of ageism that Butler brings to light through Shori’s relationship through Theodora, I began to think more about the connotation that older women have in our society. This reminded me […]

Elana Evenden edited the blog post Ownership and Consent in the group American Studies

Fri, 06 Oct 2017 17:30:20 -0500

As a college student in particular, I feel like it is so important to understand the concept of consent. I feel as though I have been put in many situations where my consent is something that I turn to knowing that I have a right to accept or decline a situation. However, reading Octavia Butler’s, Fledgling, I have found myself struggling to a…[Read more]

Elana Evenden wrote a new blog post Consent and Children with Disabilities in the group American Studies

Sun, 17 Sep 2017 15:52:28 -0500

After our a group of students brought up the idea of children’s right to consent during our class discussion, I have been giving a lot of thought to children’s rights to consent in the classroom, specifically […]

Elana Evenden wrote a new blog post A story of slavery? "It isn't." in the group American Studies

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:33:16 -0500

As a white woman living in 2017, it is very difficult for me to say that I have an understanding or a grasp on the concept of slavery. I admit whole heartedly that I am unable to fully understand this topic to […]

Elana Evenden joined the group American Studies

Fri, 01 Sep 2017 17:22:02 -0500

Elana Evenden became a registered member

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 19:01:06 -0500