Sketch based on Lao’s Article- Sketch based on Equiano’s Narritive- Project description and meanings: In Lau’s article he describes racism as being contagious, disease-like, and easily transmissible. This provides us with a visual to something that doesn’t quite have a discernible image to some people. This is a powerful tool in getting his message acrossContinue reading “Project 1- Racism as a Contagious Idea- Then and Now”
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COVID & COVID Racism
Masks, social distancing, six/three feet apart, quarantine, and isolating. This is a new life. I would have never thought that the world we would be living in would come down, to wearing a different colored mask every day, quarantining from our families, not standing less than three feet away from someone. I said it’s a new life in the beginning but to be fair it’s not newContinue reading “COVID & COVID Racism”
Orcs, Racism, Ignorance, Will it ever end???
How has racism, racist violence, colonialism, and imperialism shaped the stories we read how is it possible that some of these things are disputed and aren’t made aware of. The Lord of the rings may seem like a nice fantasy story about a different world, but that is very from the truth and has many racialContinue reading “Orcs, Racism, Ignorance, Will it ever end???”
The Story of High Paladin Ogdin
I’ll spin a yarn for thee Of time I’d spent in little Bovree Of my impossible fear For Paladin Ogdin of Tyr And I’ll tell you, the first story’s free Ogdin was the tower’s guard I was instructed to be his bard To tell all his tales To keep him looking hale And to giveContinue reading “The Story of High Paladin Ogdin”
Decolonizing MY Syllabus
It’s summer! Or rather, it’s four days until the summer solstice and about smack dab in the middle of the awkward, anxious pause between spring and fall semesters. For those outside of academia, the summer is often seen as a perk of teaching, a pure vacation from the stress of classes and students. As aContinue reading “Decolonizing MY Syllabus”
Sprockets and Springes 