Class started Thursday and in the afternoon we had our first day trip - to Monument Creek, which runs next to CC, where we learned how to apply the scientific process in geology by observing and sketching a rock outcrop running across the riverbed. Discussing and analyzing as a group we found it to …
What is Whiteness?
You might be asking, “what is whiteness”? This is a totally legitimate question and one that we as a class are trying to unravel throughout this block. Thursday was the first day of C block (which has really thrown off my week) it was filled with introductions of ourselves and the class, pretty typical for …
GS 554 — Contemporary Issues: Personal Experiences of Ascent and Immersion
Here are some resources that came up in class today: www.amazwi-voicesofwomen.com -- Go to Archive www.cas.org.za -- Go to Gallery, Pick Theme www.lesleenelson.com -- Go to Memory Cloths www.artisthelp.wisc.edu www.veteranprintproject.com
GS 554 — Coming of Age in America: Contemporary Issues (Continued)
Explore Roberto Rivera's www.thegoodlifeorganization.com. Questions of Application: What do we do with the ideas that have come up over the course of the institute? How do we apply our understanding in our specific schools and classrooms? Useful Notions: Ascent and Immersion Borders Double Consciousness Tension Between Stereotype and "Reality" Post-Colonialism Call and Response Philosophical Questions: …
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GS 554 — Coming of Age in America: Contemporary Issues
Our discussion today began with the following texts: In Country by Bobbie Ann Mason, and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). Themes: The lasting and growing impact of war on our youth and their experience. Questions: How can we foster a meaningful and nuanced understanding of issues related to war without relying on cliches …
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questions about racism
Before The Tempest, Grace and I decided to go to a cafe in Camden to have lunch and work until the production started. We were the most productive that either of us had been the entire trip and enjoyed the best hot chocolate so far. This positive experience was tainted, however, while we were walking …
Final Play
Last night we saw A Comedy of Errors at the Roundhouse. It was our final show in London. It was the best show in my opinion but alas, I am a sucker for twins and slapstick comedy.The Dromios killed me. Really, I keeled over laughing a couple of times. Though the play was stellar, the …
Coffee in London
Finding a way to balance work and experiencing London has proved to be a challenge. Its hard to enjoy London if you are constantly feeling guilty for not reading, writing, rereading and rewriting. Before this class though, my Aunt who lives in London bought me The London Coffee Guide, which rates the best coffee places …
A Double-Decker Adventure
Hampton Court Palace
Being at Hampton Court was like traveling through time to an era when one-third of the population lived in poverty, the average lifespan was thirty-five years, there were no drains, sewers, and rubbish was thrown into the streets, and when beheading your wives was an acceptable practice. Walking into the same rooms the likes of …
