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Connor Lorenzo Benitez wrote a new blog post The Unconventional Conceptions of Race in the Works of N.K. Jemisin in the group American Studies: 4 months ago

The Unconventional Conceptions of Race in the Works of N.K. JemisinSome months ago, I wrote about the various ways in which the inherent social construction of race and the lived realities of race […]
Julius lorenzo wrote a new blog post Core Essay in the group American Studies: 4 months ago

Core EssaySince the beginning of the semester, my thinking has definitely shifted, but I feel as though some of my beliefs have stayed constant. […]
Catie Prospero McGuire wrote a new blog post Ferns, Cats, and Reality: Reflections on Superposition when Reading Scaling ‘Realness’ in The Water Cure in the group American Studies: 4 months ago

Ferns, Cats, and Reality: Reflections on Superposition when Reading Scaling 'Realness' in The Water Cure The Water Cure by Percival Everett centralizes on Ishmael Kidder’s experience after his young daughter Lane was raped and murdered. Th […]
Jordan Wilson wrote a new blog post Core Essay in the group American Studies: 4 months ago

Core EssayYou never know what you are going to get with a Professor Beth McCoy English class. I walked into English 111 ready to read about an […]
Jordan Wilson wrote a new blog post Iterations Final Reflection Essay in the group American Studies: 4 months ago

Iterations Final Reflection EssayThe idea of seed shapes has become a critical part of thinkING in my journey through Professor Beth McCoy’s English 337: African A […]
Hailey Bilby wrote a new blog post Core Essay in the group American Studies: 4 months ago

Core EssayThe elements of stratification, racism, and oppression at every level are vital parts of N.K. Jemisin’s trilogy, The Broken Earth. T […]
Maria Loughlin wrote a new blog post “Personal Growth and Racialization: Insights from ‘The Broken Earth Trilogy’ and Beyond” in the group American Studies: 4 months ago

"Personal Growth and Racialization: Insights from 'The Broken Earth Trilogy' and Beyond" In the context of our course, racialization refers to the process of imbuing individuals or entities with racial chara […]
Nick Roberts edited the blog post How the Rollercoaster Ride of Jemisin’s Setting, The Stillness, Contributes to the Reader’s Understanding in the group American Studies: 4 months ago

How the Rollercoaster Ride of Jemisin's Setting, The Stillness, Contributes to the Reader's UnderstandingAfter interpreting the first book of The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemison, I was curious as to how methods of manipulation that we […]
Quinn Campbell wrote a new blog post Core Essay in the group American Studies: 4 months ago

Core EssayThis semester was my first time ever hearing of N.K. Jemisin, let alone reading any of her works. When I dove into the world of the […]
Claire Rahuba wrote a new blog post Bad Faith Decision-Making in Literature in the group American Studies: 4 months ago

Bad Faith Decision-Making in LiteratureAt the beginning of this semester, I was tasked with exploring race and oppression as it pertains to the work of N.K. Jemisin. In my […]

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