In this essay I will be comparing scenes and themes between “The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained”. Obviously both share the main conflict of slavery but both are from different times. In “The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano” the reading takes you through events in his life starting with whenContinue reading “Project 1: Themes of Equiano and Django”
The Life of Olaudah Equiano
I want to start by talking about the word “Slave” because I do not particularly like using it. Throughout all my schooling, every teacher used the word slave and every time I heard it, I hoped they would use a different word, or bring up how it isn’t a good word to use. “A debateContinue reading “The Life of Olaudah Equiano”
The Magic: The Gathering Deck of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
As an unessay, I’ve created a Planeswalker Magic: The Gathering card based around Olaudah himself, and, (because MTG is short the blue/white pirate cards I was looking for by a large margin) to go with him, an Olaudah Equiano Legacy Deck. (This is a deck containing at least 60 legal cards from any set ofContinue reading “The Magic: The Gathering Deck of the Life of Olaudah Equiano”
Beowulf: Just Bland Enough to be a Playable Character!
Alright, I had high hopes going into this project, but, in all honesty, I let myself down. Here’s what I managed to create: I wanted to find something engaging to do for this project – something that could hold my attention long enough for me to create it, and hold a peer’s attention long enoughContinue reading “Beowulf: Just Bland Enough to be a Playable Character!”
First Project (Colonialism Brochure)
The thing I decided to do for my project was to cover the overarching theme of colonialism that can be found in any piece of literature that we have read so far. The idea of a brochure came to me because I thought it would be funny if a group of colonizing soliders handed outContinue reading “First Project (Colonialism Brochure)”
Fragile Masculinity Script (Project 1)
Fade into a women in a suit in a law firm office Have you felt that you’re not man enough to fit into society? Do you feel if you do anything “girly”, you’ll be made fun of? Have you ever thought this woman must be gay because she dosnt like you/ Hi my name isContinue reading “Fragile Masculinity Script (Project 1)”
Beowulf Found Poem
“When war assaults praise-worthy actions must honor his comrades, himself wielded, and the well loved land-prince Long did rule them. With weapons of warfare, weeds for the battle, Many a jewel with him must travel And favors no fewer they furnished Lone on the main, a gold-fashioned standard sad was their spirit, Their mood veryContinue reading “Beowulf Found Poem”
A Symbol Worth A Thousand Words (Unessay)
Explanation (I’m sorry it’s long): Chains hold a thousand and one meanings and then some. Literal or figurative, we’re held down by chains everywhere. Every person, place, and object needs to be kept in line – in society’s standard of a line. Each society, no, each situation has a different standard of freedom or chains.Continue reading “A Symbol Worth A Thousand Words (Unessay)”
Christianity as an Oppressive and Inspirational Force in the Works of Olaudah Equiano and Phillis Wheatley
Historically, Christianity and colonialism have been inextricably linked, with Christianity so often being one of the tools that Europeans use to “civilize” Indigenous populations throughout the world. However, Christianity has also become invaluable to many of these colonized peoples, and it is reductive to strip them of their individuality and agency by looking atContinue reading “Christianity as an Oppressive and Inspirational Force in the Works of Olaudah Equiano and Phillis Wheatley”
Thesis Pieces (tm Don’t Sue Me)
This essay works in two synchronous parts: one cross-referencing Jeffrey Cohen’s Seven Theses of monster culture with monsters from Beowulf and Marie de France’s “Bisclavret”, and two: assessing Cohen’s essay as an effective framework for digesting the presence and presentation of monsters universally. For this to work, each creature must be set against each thesis;Continue reading “Thesis Pieces (tm Don’t Sue Me)”
Sprockets and Springes 