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Jennifer Lew edited the blog post Slavery in Libya in the group American Studies: 8 years, 9 months ago

Although many of us believe that slavery is in the past, slavery is still very prominent in other parts of the world. This is evident through current events. Recently a video was posted of enslaved people being auctioned off in Libya. Many people were shocked and disturbed by the video, as the news swiftly spread on many social media…[Read more]
Jennifer Lew wrote a new blog post Sterilization without Consent in the group American Studies: 8 years, 9 months ago

Imagine living your whole life wanting children, only to be sterilized by the government without your consent, effectively destroying your ability to have children. This is the case for a large amount of people, […]
Jennifer Lew wrote a new blog post How Far we Have Come in the group American Studies: 8 years, 9 months ago

After reflecting on my personal growth in this class in my previous blog post, I began to think about the progress of the class as a whole. Our advancement as a class was evident through our recent class […]
Jennifer Lew wrote a new blog post Growth in the group American Studies: 8 years, 9 months ago

Racism and Medicine 101 has been very important class for me this semester. Having been raised in a place where my classmates all had similar upbringings and backgrounds, in the suburbs of Buffalo, this class was […]
Jennifer Lew edited the blog post The Time my Friend’s HIPAA Rights Were Violated in the group American Studies: 8 years, 9 months ago

(The following post is not affiliated with SUNY Geneseo, but rather a school far, far away)

Dodging stray chairs, I meandered my way across the cafe caressing two steaming cups of coffee. It was a frigid, but sunny November day back home in Buffalo, and I was glad to visit my friend. Approaching the table, she shuffled her abundance of papers…[Read more]
Jennifer Lew wrote a new blog post Cold Imagery and Consent in Zulus in the group American Studies: 8 years, 9 months ago

In class we recently discussed Colson Whitehead’s fantastic use of vocabulary in Zone One. Like Whitehead, Percival Everett uses a variety of literary elements to convey his ideas in his novel Zulus. A very […]
Jennifer Lew wrote a new blog post Vocabulary in Zone One in the group American Studies: 8 years, 9 months ago

In class two weeks ago, we discussed Colson Whitehead’s Fantastic use of vocabulary in Zone One. After compiling a plethora of unfamiliar words onto the whiteboard, I began to admire the English language. Despite […]
Jennifer Lew edited the blog post Voluntourism Firsthand in the group American Studies: 8 years, 9 months ago

In numerous classes, we discussed the controversial idea of “voluntourism”. As the world becomes more global, it is imperative to address “voluntourism” in greater depth. At first glance, it may seem simple and innocent: Fortunate people travel to other countries to help those less fortunate. In reality, “voluntourism” is much more complex. Who…[Read more]
Jennifer Lew edited the blog post Sexual Assault and Consent in the group American Studies: 8 years, 11 months ago

While reading Zulus, it is inevitable that one thinks about rape, or at least some sort of sexual assault. Consent is a crucial theme to Percival Everett’s novel. Whether it be chapter A or chapter Z, Alice Achitophel, the protagonist, recalls the first scene of Zulus in which she is raped by a stranger. This horrific incident is described in…[Read more]
Jennifer Lew wrote a new blog post Lion Telling the Giraffe’s Story in the group American Studies: 8 years, 12 months ago

I arrived at this class with little or no knowledge of the subject. I wasn’t sure how I would like the class since I wasn’t really interested in medicine and had only a minimal knowledge on the topic of racism (th […]

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