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John Serbalik edited the blog post The Importance of Language: A Self-Reflection on Writing in the group American Studies: 3 years, 11 months ago

At the
beginning of this semester, we were provided a detailed epigraph serving as our
course compass. It is a quote by Dionne Brand that Dr. McCoy noted while
attending Brond’s reading at the Northeast Modern L […]
John Serbalik wrote a new blog post The Misfortunate Life of Fortune and his Bones in the group American Studies: 3 years, 12 months ago

The class text Fortune’s Bones life gives 21st-century readers a glimpse into the life of an enslaved man in 18th century Connecticut. Although the details of his life are not entirely clear, we do know that he w […]
John Serbalik wrote a new blog post “Had a lot of built-up anger that I had to let out”- Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly (Rico Nasty: American Rapper, Songwriter and Record Producer) in the group American Studies: 3 years, 12 months ago

Dealing with stigmatizations of one’s race seems to be a difficult task. In my humble opinion, it seems a rather daunting task for musical artists to address racial discrimination they may face. Perhaps t […]
John Serbalik edited the blog post Teeth as a Marker of Difference in the group American Studies: 3 years, 12 months ago

In today’s world of superficiality and beauty standards, people are always noticing the physical attributes of each other. Whether or not they make a comment about it, is a personal choice. Teeth have become a […]
John Serbalik wrote a new blog post Respecting Unearthed Bodies in the group American Studies: 3 years, 12 months ago

When the remains of enslaved people are discovered years after the burial, how should we continue to treat the bodies? This is an interesting conflict because society today is dealing with human remains that date […]
John Serbalik edited the blog post Vodou and Zombies in the group American Studies: 4 years ago

Colson Whitehead’s Zone One is best classified as a part of the horror genre. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, the main characters are obligated to remove any skels that have survived. Whitehead us […]
John Serbalik wrote a new blog post A “Wilde” Author in the group Nineteenth-Century Studies: 4 years ago

Oscar Wilde made many contributions to the Victorian literature movement. His sexuality was a double-edged sword in his success as a. We learned in class that his intimate relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas […]
John Serbalik wrote a new blog post Pip and Magwitch’s False Sense of Class Mobility in the group Nineteenth-Century Studies: 4 years ago

Charles Dicken’s Great Expectation is well-known for its commentary on class differences. This novel focuses on socioeconomic injustices in Victorian England that still remain relevant to this day. It may a […]
John Serbalik wrote a new blog post Animal Experimentation in the group American Studies: 4 years ago

The scientific community has the responsibility of reporting research that benefits society at large. In the ideal world, scientific experiments would hold ethics to be a top priority. The reality is that animals […]
John Serbalik edited the blog post “Mediating on the Low: A Darwinian Reading of Great Expectations” by Goldie Morgentaler in the group Nineteenth-Century Studies: 4 years, 1 month ago

In “Mediating on the Low: A Darwinian Reading of Great Expectations”, Goldie Morgentaler suggests that while writing Great Expectations (1860-61), Charles Dickens was influenced by Charles Darwins’ The Origi […]

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