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Emily Pomainville wrote a new blog post Trusting the Process in the group American Studies: 4 years, 10 months ago
“Doubt is the big machine. It grinds up the delusions of women and men.” –Victor LaValle, Big Machine.
Reflecting on where I was in February, I see that I started this semester with a lot of doubt. In my […]
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Emily Pomainville wrote a new blog post What’s in a name? in the group American Studies: 4 years, 11 months ago
The other day when discussing Suzan-Lori Parks’ Imperceptible Mutabilities, Dr. McCoy gave us a Latin phrase to help us understand the name change that occurs in the characters. This phrase is mutato nomine de t […]
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Emily Pomainville edited the blog post The Audience’s Role in Theater in the group American Studies: 4 years, 11 months ago
In class on Tuesday, we read the beginning of Susan-Lori Parks’ play, Imperceptible Mutabilities. Parks sets up a situation that forces the audience to think about their role as observers in theater, literature, o […]
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Emily Pomainville edited the blog post “What My Child Learns of the Sea” and Sustainability in the group American Studies: 4 years, 11 months ago
The collaborative blog post project inspired me to reflect on my role in the world and the impact that my actions have on the sustainability of the planet. I also considered how through our interactions we impact […]
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Emily Pomainville wrote a new blog post Respect the Difference in the group American Studies: 4 years, 12 months ago
The other day my friend told me she had to evaluate an album for one of her classes and she had no idea which album to choose. The first album that popped into my mind was Aretha Franklin’s album “I Never Lov […]
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Emily Pomainville wrote a new blog post Possession is Nine-Tenths of the Law in the group American Studies: 5 years ago
I was flipping through the pages of Call and Response the other day when I came across the lyrics to a song called “Black and Blue.” I am familiar with this song and I thought it was by Louis Armstrong. When I saw […]
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Emily Pomainville wrote a new blog post Experiencing the “Emotional Bridge” in the group American Studies: 5 years ago
When asked to find my favorite poem in the Norton anthology, I started from the beginning and read through until I hit one that made me stop. The poem that I stopped at was Audre Lorde’s “To My Daughter The Jun […]
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Emily Pomainville wrote a new blog post Where Is The Progress? in the group American Studies: 5 years ago
You’re all probably getting sick of my posts about repetition, but I haven’t repeated these ideas enough to be sick of them myself. So far, in The America Play, I have been intrigued by Parks’ ideas about repet […]
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Emily Pomainville wrote a new blog post Possession Through Repetition in the group American Studies: 5 years, 1 month ago
In my last post, I discussed the ways that repetition with a difference results in progress. I find this idea interesting, especially when applied to the reading and writing processes. Due to new experiences and […]
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Emily Pomainville edited the blog post Repetition Helps You Notice in the group American Studies: 5 years, 1 month ago
In class, we have been talking a lot about recursions and repetition as it applies to African culture. Through watching “The Story of Everest,” I realized that unproductive practice is redundant and will make you […]
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Emily Pomainville joined the group American Studies 5 years, 2 months ago
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Emily Pomainville became a registered member 5 years, 2 months ago