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Kathryn Kelly wrote a new blog post The Collective Course Statement Assignment: What I Learned in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
At the beginning of this course, I was not expecting the collective course statement to take the shape that it did. I imagined it would turn out more like a PowerPoint presentation where we would assemble […]
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Kathryn Kelly edited the blog post Abel Opens the Gates in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
In this class, we see that there are multiple crosswalks among disciplines and the pieces of literature we read, such as ideas relating to consent, medical malpractice, and racism. Not surprisingly, I also see a connection between Colson Whitehead’s novel Zone One among the literature read in class, as well as texts read outside of i…[Read more]
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Kathryn Kelly wrote a new blog post Do Not Resuscitate: a Follow-Up to Implied Consent in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
In one of my last couple of blog posts, I discussed the topic of implied consent in the context of DUIs. Essentially, if you deny a breathalyzer test, you may not be charged with a DUI, but your driver’s license c […]
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Kathryn Kelly edited the blog post The American Phoenix: A Follow-Up in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
Last week I published a blog post comparing the phoenix to the bald eagle. As a recap, I discussed the adoption of the phoenix as the national bird in Zone One by Colson Whitehead. The United States now even refers to itself as the American Phoenix, and sells merchandise depicting the mythical creature in order to foster cohesion among the…[Read more]
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Kathryn Kelly wrote a new blog post Implied Consent in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
A couple weeks ago, I finally took my 5-hour pre-licensing course with a suitemate of mine in Fairport, NY. Now, spending 5 hours of your Sunday afternoon learning the rules of the road instead of doing your […]
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Kathryn Kelly wrote a new blog post The American Phoenix in the group American Studies: 6 years, 4 months ago
After the apocalypse in Zone One by Colson Whitehead, drastic changes have been made in the political structure of the United States. America is now referred to as the American Phoenix, and Buffalo, NY is now the […]
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Kathryn Kelly wrote a new blog post PTSD vs. PASD in the group American Studies: 6 years, 4 months ago
I’m sure most of us are familiar with the term PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. We’re used to hearing about PTSD it in the context of war and active combat, it’s also prevalent after experiencing natur […]
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Kathryn Kelly wrote a new blog post Closing the Book and Walking Away in the group American Studies: 6 years, 4 months ago
I’m going to be backtracking a little bit in this blog post. I would like to take us back to the day we discussed the end of Zulus, and to the day we read “The Trouble with ‘Medical Voluntourism’”, because b […]
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Kathryn Kelly wrote a new blog post The Oppression of Women’s Bodies in the group American Studies: 6 years, 5 months ago
Humankind has a history of oppressing women’s bodies. Foot binding, the restrictions of gender roles, and unreasonable societal expectations of age and beauty are all timeless examples of this oppression. H […]
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Kathryn Kelly wrote a new blog post A Cycle of Hate in the group American Studies: 6 years, 5 months ago
“You could be inside, living in your own house for years, and still, men with or without badges but always with guns could force you, your family, your neighbors to pack up and move–with or without shoes” (Mo […]
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Kathryn Kelly joined the group The Contemporary Poem 6 years, 6 months ago
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Kathryn Kelly joined the group American Studies 6 years, 6 months ago
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Kathryn Kelly became a registered member 6 years, 7 months ago