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Neha Marolia edited the blog post Recognition in Accomplishment in the group American Studies: 4 years, 10 months ago
“The Americans are a brave, industrious, and acute people; but they have hitherto given no indications of genius, and made no approaches to the heroic, either in their morality or character….Where are their […]
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Neha Marolia wrote a new blog post The Underlying Implications of Consent and its Relation to Identity in the group American Studies: 4 years, 11 months ago
As graduation is approaching much quicker than anticipated, I’ve been reflecting upon my impact on campus and how much of my heart and soul I have devoted to Geneseo. When I first committed to Geneseo, I was […]
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Neha Marolia wrote a new blog post Environmental Racism, Sustainability and The Green New Deal in the group American Studies: 4 years, 11 months ago
As my group and I got closer to the last move in the collaborative blog post, Molly brought up a book titled Color of Law by Richard Rothstein. Just by the title, it sounded so interesting as the idea of […]
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Neha Marolia wrote a new blog post The Pleasant, More Positive Narrative in the group American Studies: 4 years, 11 months ago
The pressure to look and seem positive can be proven by societal expectations and through literature. The pressure to uphold a certain facial expression or narrative is consistently forced. One example of seeming […]
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Neha Marolia edited the blog post [Tough] Love and Its Doubts in the group American Studies: 5 years ago
The poem “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden stuck out to me when reading it in class. Everything from the title to the theme to the word austere was striking. As characterization between the parental figure […]
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Neha Marolia wrote a new blog post Language, Vernacular, Authorship, Meaning Making, and Profiling through a Single Narrative in the group American Studies: 5 years ago
After constructing my previous blog post that can be found here, a quote that Dr. McCoy provided me as feedback struck me. “It’s incredible a sentence is ever understood.” I started actively thinkING about this […]
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Neha Marolia wrote a new blog post The Significance of Signifying in the group American Studies: 5 years ago
After reading the excerpt from the Oxford Companion to African American Literature in class, it inspired me to research the etymology of the term “signify.” What I came to find was that the term originates from […]
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Neha Marolia wrote a new blog post Intersectionality 2.1 in the group American Studies: 5 years ago
After reading Analiese’s post, it made me feel very content and proud to see a friend, as well as a classmate, feel so understood and represented. The pathos appeal present in her post easily translated her […]
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Neha Marolia wrote a new blog post My Pivot Is So Strong in the group American Studies: 5 years, 1 month ago
As my previous blog post discusses noticing, a concept that I observed in “African-American Women’s Quilting” by Elsa Barkley Brown was the statement: pivot the center. Pivoting the center entails understanding […]
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Neha Marolia wrote a new blog post Notice Me Notice You in the group American Studies: 5 years, 1 month ago
Something that intrigues me about the verb notice is the high level of attention, care, and respect that is needed TO notice something, someone, or even a concept. As an educator, I hope to bring awareness as […]
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Neha Marolia edited the blog post Drip…Drip…Graduation in the group American Studies: 5 years, 11 months ago
By: Cam Rustay and Neha MaroliaWe would like to accredit the entire film team including: Clayton Smith, Caroline Mossel, Jennifer Bender, and Lily CorderaOne of my favorite Insomnia Film Festival viewings […]
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Neha Marolia wrote a new blog post Dr. DeFrantz and The Vigilance of Dance in the group American Studies: 5 years, 11 months ago
The Dr. DeFrantz workshop, as many of my classmates have already addressed in previous blog posts, was the most eye-opening discussion I have ever sat in on. I feel truly privileged and lucky to hear what Dr. […]
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Neha Marolia wrote a new blog post The Categorization of GLOBE in the group American Studies: 5 years, 11 months ago
When asked where categories were seen on this college campus, I could not think of a place where categories weren’t seen. One example would be how students are divided up based on living location, whether it be o […]
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Neha Marolia wrote a new blog post The Irony in Aid in the group American Studies: 5 years, 11 months ago
Starting to brainstorm for the final essay with the prompt “Care is the Antidote to Violence”, I’d like to start by exploring Jo Cosme’s tarot cards. Everything about the tarot cards caught my attention from th […]
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Neha Marolia wrote a new blog post Intentionality of Photojournalism in the group American Studies: 5 years, 11 months ago
Reading Jonathan’s post, which can be found here, was very thought provoking. Journalism is a career that intrigues me yet also intimidates me because a writer does have a point of view that he or she is s […]
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Neha Marolia edited the blog post Personification of Storms in the group American Studies: 5 years, 11 months ago
The naming of storms has been discussed in a few posts thus far in relation to “female-named” storms perceived as being less threatening and dangerous compared to more “masculine-named” storms. These perceptions are due to the stereotypes created around the gender binary, as Helen mentioned in her post. She states, “As a result, people do not ev…
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Neha Marolia wrote a new blog post Distrust Formed by Boundaries in the group American Studies: 6 years ago
After reading Luke’s post regarding the legality associated with trespassing, it started to make me think more about the specific law. How did that even come about? Why do people take it so seriously? Is it truly […]
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Neha Marolia wrote a new blog post The Power of Remembering and Forgetting in the group American Studies: 6 years ago
When first asked to research Erzulie in class, I was thoroughly confused. Never have I heard the word nor could I recognize it in any sort of context. I began reading and could not stop because I slowly realized […]
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Neha Marolia edited the blog post The Intersecting of Paths in the group American Studies: 6 years, 1 month ago
During the process of analyzing the maps in the World Atlas book, something that struck me was the question of what cannot be seen on a map. The question confused me at first. I didn’t think much could be shown on a map. A map to me is defined as a geographical location with aspects of coordinates and a key are involved. Locations have…[Read more]
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Neha Marolia edited the blog post The Strength of Hyper Empathy in the group American Studies: 6 years, 11 months ago
When attempting to finish the reading for the class of April 17th, I kept bursting into tears. I always knew how to separate my emotions as a human from being a student in a classroom. But Butler’s first few chapters of Parable of the Sower quickly seeped into my heart. I was impressed with how relatable the text became to my current personal…[Read more]
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