1. In Electronic Pies in the Poetry Skies, the author says a lot of – for lack of better word at this time- interesting things. Statements to ponder 1- Mass culture is not the same as popular culture. 2. Freedom is never free. 3. Some disagreements are too extreme to be articulated politely. What do […]
ACF Lesson Plan: How Much Does it Cost to Light the School? Eleven miners trapped underground in China’s Yunnan Province have been rescued, while another six workers have been saved from a flooded coal mine in Heilongjiang Province. The fall of one of two coal stackers, currently in the final stages of assembly at the […]
Well, my apologies for missing class today. I was looking forward to talking about how we all would approach this in teaching. Unfortunately, illness has a way of crushing plans… I was able to gather some strength for the evening class- hopefully that was not a mistake and I will be able to attend class […]
Here is the link to the article I am discussing: http://www.counterpunch.org/2006/07/11/why-i-wear-my-zidane-jersey/ Starting on page 122, Rankine begins discussing the 2006 World Cup where a racist event occurred. I forget what encouraged me to google something in class but this article came up and I read it to gain a better understanding of this event- as […]
Do you feel that is an American lyric? What is an American lyric? Have you ever experienced racism either personally or witnessed a racist moment like one in Rankine’s book? Does this moment change how you view the stories in the book? After reading about Serena Williams, on page 37 we have a picture of […]
>ASK GALATEA ABOUT WORDS “You I only know the words that I heard him say. I always understood his speech. There are some things, though, that he never talked about — that I have seen or thought of for myself — and for those I have no words.” >ASK GALATEA ABOUT HIM A […]
BOLD passages indicate Zolf’s poem Grounds for deletion 1. Racist remarks, as well as slurs on the basis of religion, ethnicity, and gender I think this is fair. There is a lot of racial, religious, ethnic and gender based tension in this region of the world. You cannot have a constructive conversation when you are […]
YES, we do! And down the rabbit hole I go…. I start first with Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict I know this is a debatable source for some but I feel that it gives an overview of the conflict. I would not use this for a formal research paper obviously- but the sources at the bottom […]
I found this blog about flarfing: http://jim-murdoch.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-write-flarf.html I’m going to try to do the exercise in the blog: Exercise: Google Sculpting. Let me know what you guys think!! Open a new document in a word processor and then open a web browser. Using the two poems by K. Silem Mohammad in your course packet as […]
You don’t have to answer all of the questions, just keep them in mind while you are reading and if something strikes you- take notes! Questions for Banner: When I read this, I thought about PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder) and I felt as if I were in the mind of Captain Willard. Does this give […]
