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Matryoshka Dolls but its stories and real people ?!

Hi everyone!!  I hope you had a great long weekend 🙂 This weekend was actually my brother’s birthday so I went with him and a few of my friends to Whistler to celebrate. Normally I have read most of our books as a PDF on my ipad, but in honour of this being our LAST […]

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Faces in the Crowd, ghosts, stories, Valeria Luiselli, week 12

Calvino; I too got vertigo while reading this book

I’ll start off by saying that without a doubt I LOVED Calvino’s If on a winter’s night a traveler. It felt new, it felt refreshing, it felt different. In one of my other classes, we have been discussing the concepts … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Calvino | Tagged with adventure, climax, gender, love, stories, storytelling

Black Shack Alley

This book was an easy read, although it was slow. The story is told from the perspective of a child who is first protected by the shield of his childlike innocence. It depicts a time when slavery had been abolished, but they were still forced to work under the same conditions. The book was delightful […]

Posted in Blogs, Zobel | Tagged with education, impostor syndrome, poverty, race, stories

Laforet on Narrative, Memory, and Trauma

Laforet on Narrative, Memory, and Trauma

Carmen Laforet, Nada

Posted in Laforet lecture, Lecture Videos | Tagged with C20th, memory, narrative, Spain, stories, story, trauma, war

Thoughts on Joseph Zobel’s “Black Shack Alley” The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same

When thinking back on Joseph Zobel’s “Black Shack Alley” I am struck by theme of the individual seeking liberation from the limitations placed on them socially. The journey that young José embarks encapsulates the duality that many people, especially marginalized people, experience trying to affirm themselves and establish their own voice within a society whose […]

Posted in Blogs, Zobel | Tagged with classism, community, eurocentrism, marginalization, nostalgia, racism, simplicity, stories

Thoughts on Joseph Zobel’s “Black Shack Alley” The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same

When thinking back on Joseph Zobel’s “Black Shack Alley” I am struck by theme of the individual seeking liberation from the limitations placed on them socially. The journey that young José embarks encapsulates the duality that many people, especially marginalized people, experience trying to affirm themselves and establish their own voice within a society whose […]

Posted in Blogs, Zobel | Tagged with classism, community, eurocentrism, marginalization, nostalgia, racism, simplicity, stories

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