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Katherine Barry edited the blog post Reflection on Literature, Medicine, and Racism in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
The
epigraph of this course is a quote from Dionne Brand, which says “My job is to
notice… and to notice that you can notice.” This epigraph has helped guide us
when reading and attempting to understand the mater […] -
Katherine Barry wrote a new blog post Scars on Our Past in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
In
Zulus we are confronted with a world
that is leftover after a war has taken place. There is no denying that the
world is ending, people have been sterilized, and there is no hope left. Even
after Alice […] -
Katherine Barry wrote a new blog post Trauma at it’s Most Authentic in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
An
overarching theme that I have noticed throughout the semester is that people
handle their trauma in very different ways. There is no set way for someone to
acknowledge what has happened to them, just like […] -
Katherine Barry wrote a new blog post The Value of Honesty in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
The
will to resist acknowledging the truth about your past can be strong, but the
push from the world around you to be truthful is often stronger. In the case of
Frank in Home, we see a man unwilling
to be honest […] -
Katherine Barry wrote a new blog post Birth Control- In More Ways than One in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
While
we were working on the collaborative blog posts in class I was able to discuss
multiple different relevant themes that could have been used for the post.
While they were all ideas worth exploring, not all […] -
Katherine Barry wrote a new blog post Literal vs. Figurative War in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
In
Zulus we are left in the aftermath of
the war that killed off so many on Earth. There is not much mention of what
exactly started the war, but the impacts of it are clear. In Medical Apartheid, we are provided […] -
Katherine Barry wrote a new blog post Rural Citizens: The Underbelly of America in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
In
Zone One we see the aftermath of the
apocalypse from the perspective of the survivors, much like the rest of
history. As we follow Mark Spitz, Gary, and Kaitlyn through what used to be
known as Manhattan but […] -
Katherine Barry wrote a new blog post What if there is no “right” answer in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
Does
time really heal all wounds? How big does the wound have to be for it to never
heal? Throughout the semester, we have been given the opportunity to read
examples of people trying to heal from their wounds, […] -
Katherine Barry wrote a new blog post The Ties that Bind in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
When becoming immersed in literature that connects so heavily, it can become easy to see the connections between characters amongst different literature. In class, I was able to discuss the attitudes of some of […]
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Katherine Barry wrote a new blog post Noticing Without a Name in the group American Studies: 4 years, 7 months ago
When
we are born, we are given a name to go by. That name will represent us for the
rest of our lives, and even when some of us decide to change our names, that
new name will impact how others define us as […] -
Katherine Barry joined the group American Studies 4 years, 8 months ago
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Katherine Barry became a registered member 4 years, 8 months ago