I’ve chosen to cut how I came to this train of thought, but here is the basic observation where it starts: there exists a genre of popular media in America that spends two hours critiquing systems of oppression within it
good thing there was an empty window seat
I just got on an Amtrak train to Philly and thought about what would happen if I pulled a Kanai and tried to take someone’s window seat. I think I would get laughed off this train. Have a great break,
Something to Check Out In Your Spare Time (assuming you have any):
This isn’t related to any of the books we’ve discussed in class, but I found this book and comic online, (I found the comic first, then found the book). Both the book and webcomic are titled The Weight of Our
bringin’ in some visuals
The Angel Island poems reminded me a lot of the graphics made by artist Vienna Rye (website/instagram). I wanted to challenge myself and match some of the lines of the poems with art that they’ve made! “Even while they are
Significance of the Brother in relation to her body
As per our class discussions about The Gangster We Are All Looking for, we talked a lot about the scenes in which it expresses the girl’s sexuality and coming of age. One of the scenes we talked about in class
Poems for Monday
Hey everyone! I won’t be in class Monday, so I am going to write a short blog post about the poems we had to read for homework. I hope everyone’s weekend is treating them well. Something that has been weighing
Childhood trauma into adult/womanhood
I want to add to our discussion in class today about our narrator, the girl’s, trauma and her relationship with her dad. In the beginning of the novel, I love the relationship she has with her father. He seems very
sry to therapize
Especially with the discussion in class today about the theme of parent/child relationships, I’ve been thinking about a lot of the lessons taught in trauma-informed therapy. I don’t know if any of you have heard of or follow Aparna Sagaram’s
Reclaiming Masculinity – Kanai
I know this is a little late, but I wanted to bring up the reason why Kanai suddenly decides to go on this perilous adventure with Piya and Fokir as a translator. As we know, Fokir and Piya have been
he’s not coming back, sis
Carleigh and I don’t know why EVERY SINGLE BOOK we read in this class induces Floor Time™. Thanks, Dr. Scanlon. This line sent us: “I don’t know how time moves or which of our sorrows and desires it is able