Hurrah! We have done it! We have conquered the second semester, I don’t know about you all but I’m reeeally ready for this semester to be over! What I’m finding a little harder to let go of, however, is this class! If you happen to be reading this post from a future Jon Beasley-Murray I […]
“Everyone says you were beautiful when you were young, but I want to tell you I think you’re more beautiful now than then (p. 3). “ This is the classic beginning of The Lover by Marguerite Duras, where the aged narrator when her looks are devastated, longs for a lover who expresses the love that […]
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Nadja was written by André Breton, who is a theorist of surrealism. The concept of surrealism is greatly expressed in the novel “Nadja.” Personally, surrealism is very abstract to me, and its ideas seem to transcend conventional reasoning and rationality, not depending on any conventional aesthetic constraints. The novel begins with […]
Hello Everyone, This week’s reading, “Combray” in Marcel Proust’s Swann’s Way, was challenging but insightful for me to read. When I first started reading, I struggled to get the central story and the chronological order of the texts. I found the text to be in a dream-like flow, where the focus jumps quickly across themes […]
Hello everyone my name is Vibha Jayaprakash, I am a third-year student studying Psychology, and this class is one of two literature-related courses I am taking this term. I partly took this course to fulfill my literature requirement, however, I am als…
Hello everyone my name is Vibha Jayaprakash, I am a third-year student studying Psychology, and this class is one of two literature-related courses I am taking this term. I partly took this course to fulfill my literature requirement, however, I am als…
Week 1 – Introduction Hey everyone! Nice to meet you all, I’m Rick, I’m a third-year student majoring in Economics and Commerce. As a kid, I was an avid reader, and would regularly read all the popular YA novels such as Harry Potter, Twilight, Hunger Games, etc. I used to really enjoy reading in my […]
Hi everyone!! My name is Jivan Cheema, and I am Twenty-One years old! I am currently in my fourth year at UBC, pursuing the B+MM program. My undergraduate focus is in Arts with a major in sociology, and then I am working towards my masters in management through Sauder. Originally from White Rock, which is […]
Hello everyone! My name is Arissa Naumann. I am in second year arts but this is my first year at UBC after transferring. I am planning to major in Environment and Sustainability. As someone who commutes an hour and a half to get to school, I appreciate…
