Student Blogs

At last, I have finished Marcel Proust’s Combray. Forty-nine pages felt like a lifetime, and I attribute this to there being sentences that went on for longer than this blog post. Apparently, using periods wasn’t common practice in early 20th century France and semicolons were all the rage. I did enjoy it though I think, […] read full post >>

Hi hi hi. I’m Shreya, and this is me thinking out loud in real time. I’m a 4th-year Psychology major, and it’s my last semester here, which is exciting, terrifying, and makes my nervous system go a little haywire if I think about it for too long. But that’s a later-me problem. For now: WOOOOO […] read full post >>

Hi everyone, my name is Muhtadi, and I am an international student from Sudan. I am a 4th year IDST major with a focus on Economics, Computer Science, and Commerce. It might seem like I am taking this course simply to fulfill a literature requirement, especially since its content feels far removed from my academic […] read full post >>

 At first, reading the beginning of Proust had me confused but after listening to the lecture video, I realized that reading it is like  you are following the ins and outs of someone's memory and different sensory triggers trigger different m... read full post >>

Getting into the flow of this book was difficult. I struggled with understanding the metaphors that were being used to describe the quality of his sleep. However, as this scene proceeded, I found myself empathizing. The interrupted sleep, the nightmare that was his great-uncle pulling his curls, this was all relatable on some level –though […] read full post >>

Greetings fellow classmates! My name is Adrian, and I’m a fourth-year student pursuing a combined degree in Economics and Statistics, with a minor in Data Science. While my primary academic focus revolves around quantitative analysis and predictive modeling, I have always been deeply fascinated by the qualitative narratives that shape human societies. This is what […] read full post >>

The Ridington Room has great reading chairs with an outside view, an old school room with imposing portraits and silence! read full post >>

Hi! Welcome to my first blog for RMST 202. We read Combray by Proust this week. As the recorded lecture spends most of its time explaining what modernism is, I did not recognize that during my entire time reading it 🙁 When I was reading it, I found myself unconsciously skipping the paragraphs written under […] read full post >>

Hi everyone, My immediate reaction post-Proust reading is that I’m confused but I think I understand the gist of it. Throughout the text, I found myself lost at many points and when I thought I was getting into a flow, I would realize I was completely misinterpreting or missing details. So I ended up circling … Continue reading proust read full post >>

To start off, I think “Combray” was an excellent choice for our first text in this course. At the beginning, I was utterly confused and lost. Yet, the story seemed somewhat familiar due to its use of sleep and childhood. It does a beautiful job at inviting readers with an experience they most likely have […] read full post >>

Hello, fellow literature enthusiast, and welcome to my blog. My name is Ana Nikolic, and I am currently a fourth-year student at the University of British Columbia, majoring in International… read full post >>

Hi! My name is Asma, and I am a third-year student majoring in Political Science. It took me a little while to figure out how to create a blog, so thank you for your patience. I have spent the majority of my life growing up in British Columbia, but I was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, […] read full post >>

Hii everyone!! My name is Joy 🙂 and I am from China. I am 3rd year psychology student. I was born in april, yes, I really like Sakura! I am taking this course in order to fulfill my literature requirement. Still, I am also genuinely interested in learning more about languages, culture, and how literature […] read full post >>

Hi everyone!! Lovely to meet you all. A little bit about myself! My name is Tripti. I’m from Thailand, and yes, I don’t look like I am, but I assure you I am not fooling you. I’m in my fifth year studying Psychology and Business Management through the B+MM program. I absolutely love studying and […] read full post >>

Hello all! I was really stretching it when I decided to start this assignment this close to the deadline, but I remembered that it was supposed to be a “looser” deadline since it’s the start of the week, so prof, please forgive me 🙂 I’m Quizzy, but you can call me Qui or Izzy in […] read full post >>