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Includes: class notes as well as observations on program readings and a synthesis of ideas across program texts

Reflecting on When the Emperor was Divine

I found Julie Otsuka’s debut novel to be a beautifully devastating ode to her family’s lived experiences during internment. I appreciated the author’s somber and matter-of-fact tone. Though the book is thin in relation to its page count, not a… Continue Reading →

class notes: 10/4

goal for this quarter: work thru the messiness!   terms: POPULAR CULTURE   as process history as evidence artifacts as practice/performance functional item in a person’s life     “popular culture is meaningless” – Tony Bennett   Clifford Goertz: “simply… Continue Reading →

Scattered First Impressions – Week 1

Ghost in the Shell Whitewashing weakened the narrative, complicated the setting, and generally made me wish I’d just watched the anime instead. Japanese soul/consciousness — the ghost — becomes the “perfect fusion of human and machine” when a (military?? government??… Continue Reading →

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