Apr
2
Revised Paper Topic: Dyslexia and Oversharing
April 2, 2015 | 3 Comments
”I’m very open about my learning disability and I get the help I need at school, but out in the day to day world of living people don’t know I’m dyslexic unless I say something, and then I have this moment where I feel like I’m either making an excuse or over sharing.” – Erica […]
Mar
7
Paper Topic: “Let’s Talk About Sex”
March 7, 2015 | 3 Comments
I plan to write about individuals sharing personal information about their sex lives as a form of activism that aims to eliminate awkwardness and shame. There are two main groups of activists I’d like to consider here: 1) feminists asserting their right to sexual freedom by rejecting the traditional attitude of secrecy and shame, and 2) […]
Mar
6
paper idea
March 6, 2015 | 5 Comments
A couple of years ago, in a museum bookstore, I picked up a book called “Without Sanctuary.” It was published in 2000 and was a series of photographs of lynchings across the United States in the early 20th century. I was absolutely repelled and wondered why anyone would publish this book. But I couldn’t forget […]
Mar
2
Proposal
March 2, 2015 | 3 Comments
The Permissible Violation of Privacy: The Dilemma of the Inner Voice Mattheus Oliveira The goal of this paper is to explore the implicit violation of privacy that the secondary/inner voice of character undergoes. In what ways does this violation of privacy allow a text to address complex, societal judgments on moral issues? For the final […]
Feb
26
Proposed paper topics: Three ideas
February 26, 2015 | 4 Comments
Hi all. I’m playing with three paper topics. The first I mentioned in class: A consideration of the choices that feminist writers make between intimate storytelling and preservation of their loved ones’ privacy. Like we saw with Woolf, there are good reasons for feminist writers to tell intimate stories, particularly intimate stories about their lives with […]
Feb
26
Proposed Paper Topic: Candor and Legacy
February 26, 2015 | 1 Comment
I am interested in exploring the posthumous reputations of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Robinson. Robinson was a contemporary of Wollstonecraft, and was an “actress, poet, dramatist, novelist, and celebrity figure” (Wikipedia). She wrote a candid memoir that was unfinished at the time of her death but published posthumously by her daughter. Some specific things I’m […]
Feb
23
Potential Paper Topic: Candor about/in nontraditional romantic relationships
February 23, 2015 | 2 Comments
During our last class discussion on Godwin’s “Memoirs” I presented the idea that there were similarities in his frank discussions of Mary’s affairs to modern writings by those practicing polyamory. Continuing to think on this topic has led to two possible paper ideas, though both are still very early stage ideas. The first would be […]
