Happy week ten everyone!
I can't believe it's almost over, but I'm definitely ready for some warm weather.
I really enjoyed this class for a number of reasons, and this blog was one of them.
It was really nice to be able to simply write about a topic, like those one that dealt with gender roles and the portrayal of sexuality, without having to worry about all of the formalities of writing, and writing to get out an opinion of message. It was refreshing, and didn't feel like homework.
It's interesting to see how my topics, and the topics of the rest of the class, ranged, but yet we all had a similar messages towards the lack of equality for those who felt the negativity of heteronormativity. A lot of posts were interesting to read because they made me question my everyday experiences and how I handle them in terms of heteronormativity. Ever since the beginning of this class, I deconstruct EVERY thing I see in popular media, and while this can hurt my brain, I'm really happy that I'm picking up on these things rather than advertising and things of the like just permeating my mind and taking over!
Along with blogs, I loved the freedom we had with our papers, especially because I got to write and discuss one of my favorite movies, along with doing creative things along with our papers, like making a magazine cover. The papers were also fun to write because I got to include my opinions, rather than sticking to the normal "no first person" rule that I've had to use in most of my English classes. I also really enjoyed reading other peoples papers within the peer review, because not only did it immensely aid me in my writing process, but I really love to hear what other people think and how they choose to show their angle and opinion on certain topics.
I hope to take a lot of things from this course, mainly the will power to understanding why people function in a heteronormative manner, and what I can do to help prevent a lot of the violence that occurs because of this. I really love that I'll no longer be a bystander in a society that believes in only heteronormative behavior, and that I can use my opinions to make, even if it is small, a difference.
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Hey Molly!
ReplyDeleteI really like that you mention the blog not feeling like homework because I couldn't agree more! Blogging gave me so much freedom and I quite enjoyed being able to put my ideas out there and have others comment on them because through that process I have learned so much more. I also liked the freedom given to us for our papers which you mention. It's nice to not have boundaries and be able to write about things that interest you, this was actually one of my favorite things about writing that I put down at the beggining of the quarter.
Throughout this class we have gotten a chance to express our ideas and concerns within media and sexuality and even though we may not change the world with our opinions we can make that slight difference like you said. Just by watching that next "diet pills" commercial we can talk about how it relates to everything we have talked about in this class and tell someone else, perhaps a friend or roomate. Just getting the things we have learned out can make a difference.