English @ SUNY Geneseo | Erin Herbst | Activity https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/members/erinherbst24/activity/ Activity feed for Erin Herbst. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:23:02 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 160b9de1d88acd156e645a8a8a618743 Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post Cycling Backwards and Moving Forwards with The Tempest in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10096/ Sat, 28 Apr 2018 17:23:24 -0500 In a class and a semester that has been full of reflection, I thought it would be fitting to note that I first read The Tempest in my first literature class here at Geneseo, ENGL 203: Reading Transnationally with […]

]]> 0 27d46950b6f8d4f5a63c8e5db29541d5 Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post How To Teach Colson Whitehead in College Classrooms in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/10043/ Mon, 23 Apr 2018 13:43:42 -0500 This semester, I’ve read novels by Colson Whitehead in two of my classes. The experiences were different since in this class I read the novel as a student, becoming aware of plot twists at the same time as e […]

]]> 0 a6fe96704b8bdbc213c36755a455143f Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post Water, Water Everywhere in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/9996/ Sat, 14 Apr 2018 18:53:59 -0500 I’ve always heard my grandpa say “Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink,” and I really couldn’t tell you why he says it. The actual line comes from an 1798 text, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. I can s […]

]]> 0 2a1794fc4f694376065bafc48c6f92a9 Erin Herbst edited the blog post The Strengths of Abolitionist Rhetoric in 2018 in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/9898/ Sun, 01 Apr 2018 18:51:56 -0500 I was particularly interested in the Prison Abolitionist Movement mentioned in Mariame Kaba’s essay “Free Us All” that we read for Friday’s class. I was familiar with the concept of prison reform and even the arguments in decreasing the numbers of prisons across the country, but I had never heard of prison abolitionism. It piqued my interes…[Read more]

]]> 0 4f94af6ab70001f307d830b31edbeebc Erin Herbst edited the blog post More on Hurricanes and Names in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/9812/ Tue, 20 Mar 2018 03:04:40 -0500 I’ll be the first to admit that I stopped posting on the blog the last few weeks because I got stuck. Stuck in my own busy semester, stuck in the unexpected emotions that surfaced in me while watching Levees, and stuck in the shock of realizing that I hadn’t noticed some of these important things before. But after class today, and being able to…[Read more]

]]> 0 cdc124640254d7e20ff61c55e55e5bf9 Erin Herbst edited the blog post Stumbling across relevant poetry in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/9767/ Mon, 05 Mar 2018 01:42:56 -0500

I found this poem in a chapbook entitled Counting Descent by Clint Smith, who is one of my favorite poets/writers/people to follow on Twitter. I was reading when I came across this poem and naturally thought this could serve as a good blog post, especially since we’re going to be looking at Blood Dazzler in class soon and we looked at poems in…[Read more]

]]> 0 5108b461378956de01a9de66beac2ccf Erin Herbst edited the blog post Some Sunday thoughts on effigies and bodies in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/9692/ Mon, 19 Feb 2018 01:43:15 -0500 After completing my first blog post with relative ease, I found myself slipping into a state of acute stress regarding my impending second post. I, much like Jenna explains in this post, was worried that whatever I had to say wasn’t going to be significant enough, or worth a reader’s time. The content in this class seems TOO significant for me to…[Read more]

]]> 0 5d8e9a25916022e5e1e174cfb1c5ad70 Erin Herbst edited the blog post What Gets Churned Up? in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/9482/ Thu, 25 Jan 2018 03:07:01 -0500 Since I’m familiar with the blog assignment, because I’ve taken a few classes with Beth before, I thought maybe I’d start off the conversation specifically related to ENGL 432. I know we haven’t delved too far into the course readings, but I thought that I could provide some useful thoughts on some of the introductory discussions we’ve had and a…[Read more]

]]> 0 b2f234d9302791552b0d7ed0c60101eb Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post Some synthesized thoughts on Jazz/Purgatorio part 1 in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/9353/ Thu, 04 Jan 2018 19:40:46 -0500 While I think there is a benefit to examining specific similarities between Morrison’s Jazz and Dante’s Purgatorio, I also believe that, in order to make more progress on this project, it is important to also see […]

]]> 0 213cba2ffc061878ced0fd1bb72e8078 Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post Recurrence of "Vesper" in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8921/ Wed, 01 Nov 2017 02:12:01 -0500 In my rereading of Jazz, I was intrigued on page 30 when Morrison begins a paragraph with, “They met in Vesper County, Virginia, under a walnut tree.” I knew that Vespers was a type of prayer, and so immediately […]

]]> 0 44c011c511493e371276d03b5b66f917 Erin Herbst edited the blog post Dante, Morrison, and the prevalence of "violence" in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8905/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 16:59:37 -0500 **I’ll just start with saying that this is definitely going to be one out of a few blog posts I write in the next few days. I’m seeing a lot of connections between the two texts and have just some other thoughts on this whole process/project and I think that my ideas are best understood if they’re separated into different posts, rather than one…[Read more]

]]> 0 76bdef874d0f28a6641d106fef1c9ebe Erin Herbst edited the blog post "Love" in Jazz in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8848/ Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:49:56 -0500 In my last post, I was thinking about the three categories of love that Dante splits Purgatory into: Misdirected Love, Deficient Love, and Excessive Love. I’ve been trying to compare this to how Morrison uses love in Jazz. So last night I became the human “control + F” and scanned through Jazz, trying to find every use of “love.” What I found w…[Read more]

]]> 0 35f7c38105d91f1b7dc5b6d1b3b0e9a9 Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post Jazz (take two) thoughts in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8799/ Wed, 11 Oct 2017 02:49:35 -0500 I figured I’d post this after finishing Jazz now for the second time. Literally like right after. I think I put the book down three minutes ago. There’s a feeling that comes after finishing a novel and if you […]

]]> 0 ceb519a08a31658125c82a76a1aad548 Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post A bit of a research breakthrough in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8719/ Thu, 28 Sep 2017 02:41:04 -0500 When presented with the chance to do research on Morrison, and specifically her connections to Dante, I was thrilled; it felt as if I was getting the chance to do real things in terms of literary analysis in a […]

]]> 0 c719b318e6d502fbdab535cd9e65b797 Erin Herbst edited the blog post When Harlem Was In Vogue chapter 1 thoughts in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8613/ Mon, 18 Sep 2017 00:31:33 -0500 I may as well start with the disclaimer that I read this chapter mainly for content, seeing some connections to Jazz and Purgatorio; I think it’s safe to say that mentions of the Great Migrations naturally make my brain think to the concept of movement in both Dante and Morrison’s works. Besides that, however, I can’t say that I have any co…[Read more]

]]> 0 b1f00bd3914009551843cbf8dd8fbb6c Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post Parable of the Talents in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8363/ Sat, 13 May 2017 21:39:12 -0500 I know that the semester is over, but I figured this would be an easy way to share this–

I started reading Parable of the Talents today, the sequel to Parable of the Sower, and most of the action is set in 20 […]

]]> 0 1dbf245a2dc586637cba016b0ce0e804 Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post Irrelevant? in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8275/ Sat, 22 Apr 2017 19:21:54 -0500 This will just be a quick post I promise…

I keep contemplating what Beth means when she talks about her goal every semester is to become irrelevant in class. I understand her point and agree that it is great […]

]]> 0 d4f63652299a92367b12f56a80f7c3fd Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post ENGL 439 Musings after a weekend on LI in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8231/ Mon, 17 Apr 2017 15:18:33 -0500 I always hate missing this class, but I had to on Friday, so first I’d like to say thanks for everyone who has been writing blog posts! I was happy that I got to see some threads of conversation that I missed […]

]]> 0 9cf21ea4c1023513ebb5d4674a8fc9ca Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post Looking at Ancient Greek Origins in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8186/ Fri, 07 Apr 2017 20:08:21 -0500 I’ve been trying to write the first section of this blog post since the beginning of the semester, and it seems now is a good time because I can center this post in Dominion as well as looping back to our e […]

]]> 0 26c991bf18901d39f05f6b84add56812 Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post How important are specifics? in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8158/ Sat, 01 Apr 2017 20:28:35 -0500 I think it’s fair to generalize and say that for the most part, people like to know specifics of a situation. Details are used to enhance a narrative and immerse the reader in the story. Specifics in literature […]

]]> 0 1d88d4f2b1ef641f4d99d545009f83e8 Erin Herbst edited the blog post Children in Poverty Clip in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/8095/ Sun, 19 Mar 2017 20:51:31 -0500 We watched this clip in my EDUC class this semester and because of the course content and current political attempts to defund certain after school  programs, I thought this would be good to share.

 

 

]]> 0 434af66116d40c7e6313f91556d2d8f1 Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post Mickey Mouse and Statistics in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7970/ Sat, 18 Feb 2017 19:26:03 -0500 Yesterday in class left me thinking of the phrase “there is strength in numbers” and I found myself interpreting it in multiple ways.

I first thought of it in terms of “trustworthiness” and the class […]

]]> 0 51e3b0d40105a5db379169d7ec2fc489 Erin Herbst edited the blog post ENGL 439 in conversation with ENGL 458 in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7813/ Sat, 28 Jan 2017 23:11:13 -0500 I was part of the ENGL 458: Major Authors class that Beth taught last semester focusing on the work of Toni Morrison, and how it related to Dante’s Divine Comedy. Throughout the semester, I (as well as my fellow classmates- many of whom are in this class as well) learned how to change the way I think and process information, working past the s…[Read more]

]]> 0 411ec5cd10400124836baec0afab03c3 Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post Toni Morrison's relation to novels in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7703/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 20:09:49 -0500 I took one creative writing class last semester just because I figured I’d give it a try, so in no way am I an expert in creative writing. I just remember that I learned “Form is never more than an expression of […]

]]> 0 53411511fac1b2ddd84a0f30c68e2061 Erin Herbst edited the blog post Using Morrison's words today in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7607/ Fri, 11 Nov 2016 00:40:17 -0500 I took a day before posting this in the efforts to try to collect my thoughts in order to display them here cohesively. First, I’d like to thank you all. After undoubtedly an emotion-filled Tuesday night, I was very comforted that this was my first class after the election results. I really believe this class has created a very safe, comforting…[Read more]

]]> 0 1d83055d15862baed683c29e2592b7d8 Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post To Thwart Close Reading in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7417/ Fri, 14 Oct 2016 01:18:46 -0500 *As a disclaimer, this is not a fully analytical post. In a 400 level college class and the intelligent discourse that comes along with that, I wasn’t sure where to put these thoughts, so I decided to use the blog […]

]]> 0 68cf0b97a957697bed68f86b5ec7f9d4 Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post Similarities in Female Characters in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7153/ Tue, 13 Sep 2016 00:20:27 -0500 As a class, we have already discussed that Toni Morrison writes for black people. I think that has a lot of weight and the discussion of what that exactly means should be continued throughout the semester, but in […]

]]> 0 5540ac0c5c5be5c6842d5181bd960df7 Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post "Surrogate" in A Mercy in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/6969/ Sat, 03 Sep 2016 17:58:43 -0500 In our class discussion on Wednesday, “fungible” was one of the terms that Dr. McCoy projected on the board. Defined as “able to replace or be replaced by another identical item”, we talked about things standin […]

]]> 0 0359079c56991d7ae0327a50b3897a8e Erin Herbst joined the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/6968/ Sat, 03 Sep 2016 17:52:35 -0500 0 346b79003e98fa759bb7a337285bcb35 Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post Nonfiction Elements in "Love Innings" by Devin Kelly in the group Fact vs. Nonfiction https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/6414/ Wed, 04 May 2016 01:49:41 -0500 “Love Innings” is a nonfiction story written by Devin Kelly. It uses the idea of a baseball game as an objective correlative to talk about different aspects of life, including growing up and romantic rel […]

]]> 0 59b00286dcdfe5d94b45c8e70982fc52 Erin Herbst wrote a new blog post Fact vs. Nonfiction in [as freedom is a breakfastfood] in the group Fact vs. Nonfiction https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/6368/ Tue, 03 May 2016 03:19:34 -0500 “[as freedom is a breakfastfood]” is a poem written by ee cummings that embodies his eccentric style of writing, which I find incredibly interesting. Its meaning is not very straightforward, and honestly after mul […]

]]> 0 4d9b71406d2b9e10bee0fe930851828a Erin Herbst joined the group Fact vs. Nonfiction https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/6328/ Thu, 21 Apr 2016 15:16:34 -0500 0 e63a1f775f7729d4d40c499b5b0a6287 Erin Herbst became a registered member https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/5804/ Fri, 22 Jan 2016 22:36:20 -0500 0