I think this chapter provided some interesting insight into what I had identified as the most straight forward aspect of writing. I had previously connotated the plot of the story with a series of very straightforward sequences of action and resolution, that ultimately lead to the climactic point of conflict and then the end. However, … [Read more…]
Throughout the shorts tory ” Whose Heart I wish to Stop with the Click of a Revolver”, Solomon uses a character’s transgressions to either redefine or identify them within a predominating social structure, or to indicate some other character trait. Specifically, Solomon uses transgressions of gender and sexuality— which are normally polarizing and isolating— to … [Read more…]
This chapter was quite enlightening, as it answered a number of questions I had and resolved a great deal of annoyance I had attributed to characterizing when writing. In fact, most of my issue with writing comes from feeling as though is flattened a character that I had intended to be round, or wanting to … [Read more…]
Framing Statement: I chose to focus on the topic of rap narratives and legal culpability because I noticed a common theme amongst many of my favorite rap songs: the lyrics discuss social stratification. While I had an awareness of how racial identity contributes to the culture rap music, I was not informed about the origins … [Read more…]
Rap music is treated as a form of commercial propaganda within the American justice system, often held culpable for its direct context without acknowledging its artistic potential. Additionally, rap music is often marginalized for consumption by the ethnic and racial majority it was invented by. Thus, any cultural context awarded through rap music is denoted … [Read more…]
When I took Community Psychology last spring, we talked about how to make spaces that invited use. When considering how I would create the digital space that holds my digital resources, I realized that it would be useful for me to contemplate the same thing. While not all of the same principles applied in community … [Read more…]
This just in: most students either don’t have an opinion on, or like writing. Reviewing the data retrieved from the surveys completed, (n=40), I was ultimately surprised to find very few negative responses. In general, people responded as they did above, reporting that they either felt positively or neutral about writing and HIP’s. A more … [Read more…]
In Adam Bede, Hetty’s confession to Dina Morris illuminates the dissonance between testimonies made in religious settings and those made in legal ones. Using Kreuger’s argument, this dissonance is not reflective of variable levels of culpability, but rather reflective of an opportunity to “’read between the lines’” and further understand how the defendant wishes to … [Read more…]
My original plan for getting tutored was to truly fulfill the role of tutee and transcend my knowledge and role s a writing tutor/fellow entirely. However, I realized quite quickly that if I was investigating ethics, it wouldn’t be rational for me to use my assumptions as a tutee to avoid the mistakes associated with … [Read more…]
For project number two, I’m considering focusing on rap narratives, their representative consciousness, and the different legal themes within them. Additionally, using the lens of CRT, I’ll dissect the racial delineation of culpability relative to narratives presented in rap music. The primary texts I’ll be using, outside of CRT, will be THUG and Sheppelle’s forward … [Read more…]
