Here’s an article I was sent by a friend which I think is interesting in terms of gender, culture, and global future: http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailybeast/20110307/ts_dailybeast/12761_worldwidegendergapmeansmorebachelorsinasia Thoughts?
To start off, I accidentally read the essay on the Tuskegee study before reading the other two. It was very informative and a fine addition to the context with which I understood the primary source readings. In this weeks readings, I found my focus clearly on the alliance and kinship relationships in both Angels in […]
In reading Sula, I found some similarities, or parallels, with The Scarlett Letter. The most prominent was the description of the elaborate dress that was sown for the funeral in New Orleans, which was looked upon with mocking disdain by those living in the bottom, akin to Hester Prynn’s. The alternate connection with the dress […]
To be honest, it was a lot harder for me to re-read Lolita this time around. The reason I bring this up is that I don’t feel I can properly analyze it without first examining the lens that I am reading through. The emotional connection to book was lessened, and instead I kind of gave […]
I found this weeks reading to be greatly varied, and it was especially difficult for me to come down to one place where I knew where to begin… Forgive me in advance for a somewhat tangential post. Firstly I would like to comment on Chapter 7; I found the writings in it to be surprisingly […]
The first half of The Scarlet Letter and the essay by Richard Godbeer have some similar themes that I found really interesting; the connection between attention paid to the “sin” or activity and the weight of consequence, as well as the effects on the participants. In the case of both the Minister who was suspended […]
I found Part 4 Chapters 2 and 3 to be the most enlightening in regards to what I assume is Foucaults’ true argument, even though they were difficult to understand at times. With the discussion of method, he reveals that the true issue is power. As we discussed in class last week, sexuality itself seems […]
Firstly, I would just like to say that I have never read Foucault before. I am partial to writers with a heavy hand in general, but I found the style in this piece of writing a little more difficult to navigate, for the same reasons as someone else had mentioned. I found the writing to […]
