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My name is Devanshi, and I am a first-year student intending to major in Psychology. Although I was born in Mumbai, I have lived in Dubai my whole life. I am super excited to be a part of this course this semester and learn something new! I've always enjoyed studying literature and analyzing texts but it has always been limited to English texts. I look forward to broadening my understanding of literature by exploring texts from authors of varying backgrounds and different parts of the world. I am also curious to see how common themes such as society and family are portrayed uniquely in each text. 

To be perfectly honest, I have not heard of any of these authors but this makes the idea of this course more interesting! I love having something new to explore in terms of literature and am glad to be discovering works outside of my comfort zone. It's almost like being introduced to a new culture. 

I had a very different idea of what Romance studies would entail as I was thinking of the literary movement, so I am very grateful for the first lecture to have covered Romance studies and their origins. Moreover, I love the idea of a Romance World or lack thereof! It provides a very unique perspective to understanding and reading the texts this semester. I find it fascinating to see that the effects of Romance languages are almost global, thus widening our scope of knowledge infinitely. 

I look forward to interacting with everyone this semester! 

Devanshi

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Hello! My name is Mikayla and I’m a second year student at UBC. I was born and raised in Canada. I crochet in my spare time and enjoy music. Honestly, I mainly took this course to fulfill the literature requirement, but I’m glad I chose it as the texts seem really interesting. I’m looking forward … Continue reading Week 1: Introduction → read full post >>

Hello everyone! My name is Li Xiang, a freshman in the arts department, planning to major in economics and minor in psychology. But to be honest, I prefer art and the prosperous emotional relationship between people. In gradually studying economics, I ... read full post >>

Hello everyone! My name is Li Xiang, a freshman in the arts department, planning to major in economics and minor in psychology. But to be honest, I prefer art and the prosperous emotional relationship between people. In gradually studying economics, I ... read full post >>

Hello everyone! My name is Daniel Choi, I am a second-year arts student currently with an undeclared major. I am looking forward to pursuing a major in International Relations. Throughout my first two years of post-secondary studies, I have developed a keen interest in law and history. As such, I enjoy topics that require critical […] read full post >>

Introductory Blog   Hello, my name is Montserrat Avendaño. I am originally from Mexico City. I am a first-year student and... read full post >>

RHello, everyone! My name is NiEr Zhang, and I’m a BA second year student. I’m so excited to have my first blog of my university life. I hope this is not only an area to record my literature learning results, but also an important space to witness my personal improvement. I personally think that it … Continue reading Introduction of myself → read full post >>

Hi everyone! My name is Celine Huang, this is my second year at UBC. I am in the faculty of Arts and I intend to major in Psychology. I was planning on minoring in commerce, but I really can't do math and economics scare me (I really can't deal with anything that needs to do with numbers). Therefore, I decided to just focus on Psychology for now. I admit that one of the main reasons I choose to take this course is to fulfill my literature requirement for faculty of Arts. However, I decided to choose this course because it seems to be the most interesting and it stands out from many other literature classes.

I did not know anything about Romance studies before taking this course. At first I even thought it would be a course about the 'love kind of Romance'. From the 'Inventing Romance Studies' lecture video, the professor had mentioned how there is no romance world. Romance studies belongs nowhere and it finds a place anywhere, which enables a democratic freedom of expression. I found it super interesting how many texts are somewhat related because they come from and share the common linguistic heritage. After watching the video I kind of have a sense of idea on why it is 'inventing' romance studies. 

I am really looking forward to this class as it is my first time experiencing this kind of grading/class structure and creating blog posts! Even though I struggled when creating the blog post because I am not a technology person, but it is super nice to be able to see other people's ideas and thoughts on their posts. We will be reading a lot of readings in this class. However, there is one thing I am worried about. As English is not my first language, I am worries that I will only be able to understand the surface meanings of the text and not the deeper meanings behind it. After the end of this term, I hope my reading skills can improve by all the readings I will read and my writing skills by all the blogs I will be writing. I am super excited to explore and expand my horizon on Romance studies with the books I will be reading and other people's thoughts and ideas throughout this term! With the grading structure, I wish to use it as a guide and motivation to read as many readings as possible by the end of this term!

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Hi everyone! My name is Celine Huang, this is my second year at UBC. I am in the faculty of Arts and I intend to major in Psychology. I was planning on minoring in commerce, but I really can't do math and economics scare me (I really can't deal with anything that needs to do with numbers). Therefore, I decided to just focus on Psychology for now. I admit that one of the main reasons I choose to take this course is to fulfill my literature requirement for faculty of Arts. However, I decided to choose this course because it seems to be the most interesting and it stands out from many other literature classes.

I did not know anything about Romance studies before taking this course. At first I even thought it would be a course about the 'love kind of Romance'. From the 'Inventing Romance Studies' lecture video, the professor had mentioned how there is no romance world. Romance studies belongs nowhere and it finds a place anywhere, which enables a democratic freedom of expression. I found it super interesting how many texts are somewhat related because they come from and share the common linguistic heritage. After watching the video I kind of have a sense of idea on why it is 'inventing' romance studies. 

I am really looking forward to this class as it is my first time experiencing this kind of grading/class structure and creating blog posts! Even though I struggled when creating the blog post because I am not a technology person, but it is super nice to be able to see other people's ideas and thoughts on their posts. We will be reading a lot of readings in this class. However, there is one thing I am worried about. As English is not my first language, I am worries that I will only be able to understand the surface meanings of the text and not the deeper meanings behind it. After the end of this term, I hope my reading skills can improve by all the readings I will read and my writing skills by all the blogs I will be writing. I am super excited to explore and expand my horizon on Romance studies with the books I will be reading and other people's thoughts and ideas throughout this term! With the grading structure, I wish to use it as a guide and motivation to read as many readings as possible by the end of this term!

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My name is Coltrane Yan. I am a 4th year student studying Economics and Statistics. This course is my final requirement for graduation which is both exciting and terrifying. That being said, I'm excited to dive into the material. 

A variety of interesting personal points on RMST 202

1. I don't know who Marcel Proust is, but I've heard his name mentioned many times before. That could be a good thing (like Salinger) or a bad thing (like Joyce). 

2. I'm interested to explore a variety of works which I would never read on my own accord. Most specifically translated works, as well as philosophical fiction. Most of my reading is non-fiction, besides Game of Thrones.

3. I have had a tough time reading for pleasure in my past ENGL/LIT courses at UBC, but seeing as we have a lot of novels to get through I will have to learn quickly. I am going to try not having any other personal novels on the go during the semester, hopefully that can help. 

4. I am especially excited to learn reading strategies to decipher meaning from the novels. I don't often take enough time to let what I've read sink in until its time to write an essay or draft, so I will be conscious of learning these strategies and doing them as we read.

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My name is Coltrane Yan. I am a 4th year student studying Economics and Statistics. This course is my final requirement for graduation which is both exciting and terrifying. That being said, I'm excited to dive into the material. 

A variety of interesting personal points on RMST 202

1. I don't know who Marcel Proust is, but I've heard his name mentioned many times before. That could be a good thing (like Salinger) or a bad thing (like Joyce). 

2. I'm interested to explore a variety of works which I would never read on my own accord. Most specifically translated works, as well as philosophical fiction. Most of my reading is non-fiction, besides Game of Thrones.

3. I have had a tough time reading for pleasure in my past ENGL/LIT courses at UBC, but seeing as we have a lot of novels to get through I will have to learn quickly. I am going to try not having any other personal novels on the go during the semester, hopefully that can help. 

4. I am especially excited to learn reading strategies to decipher meaning from the novels. I don't often take enough time to let what I've read sink in until its time to write an essay or draft, so I will be conscious of learning these strategies and doing them as we read.

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Hi everyone!This is my blog for my Romance Studies 202 class, where I will be sharing my views and opinions on the course readings.Now a little about myself. My name is Diya. I am a first-year student at the University of British Columbia. I plan on ma... read full post >>

Hi everyone!This is my blog for my Romance Studies 202 class, where I will be sharing my views and opinions on the course readings.Now a little about myself. My name is Diya. I am a first-year student at the University of British Columbia. I plan on ma... read full post >>

Welcome to UBC Blogs. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! read full post >>