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Peter Oot wrote a new blog post Progress in the Face of Adversity in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
Through our readings and discussion of Clay’s Ark (Butler, 1984) and Zone One (Whitehead, 2011) I have noticed a common theme that seems to resonate with the subject matter of our course: the struggle to p […]
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Peter Oot wrote a new blog post STD Disparities Among Racial/Ethnic Groups in the group American Studies: 6 years, 3 months ago
As we’ve discussed in class, disparities among rates of sexually transmitted diseases exist between people of different ethnicities, races, genders, levels of income, and many other factors. Data published in 2 […]
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Peter Oot wrote a new blog post The Modern Display of Cadavers in the group American Studies: 6 years, 4 months ago
Our reading of Fortune’s Bones by Marilyn Nelson, as well as our ensuing class discussion, raised important questions regarding the morality of using the bodies of non-consenting humans as anatomical models for t […]
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Peter Oot edited the blog post The Mysterious “Zoot Suit” Man in the group American Studies: 6 years, 5 months ago
One element of Toni Morrison’s Home that I found particularly interesting was the appearance of the zoot suit-wearing ghost-like figure seen by Frank throughout the novel. This mysterious man appears to Cee as well, after Frank has brought her along to provide a proper burial of the bones of a man who had been forced to fight his son to the d…[Read more]
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Peter Oot joined the group American Studies 6 years, 5 months ago
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Peter Oot became a registered member 6 years, 7 months ago