Her definition of literature, “a record of experience” I both like and dislike this definition – it’s kind of cool to think of how abstractly she defines literature but that same level of abstract is what I don’t like about it. Kind of hard to explain Zimbabwe’s political independence didn’t take place until 1980 “Thus, … [Read more…]
Main Character – Tambudzai – she is an old-ish woman looking for a new place to live and a job – desperately looking for a way out of her current lifestyle and thinks about potentially pursuing Larky in order to gain the life she has always envisioned for herself Hostelmates – Gertrude (who gets assaulted … [Read more…]
— disclaimer – my shift keys have stopped working so I am limited on the special characters I am able to use. Some of my writing will not make sense and/or be written grammatically wrong — In Susan Gallagher’s piece, Contingencies and Intersections The Formation of Pedagogical Canons, she introduces the idea of literacy courses … [Read more…]
The longform patriarchs, and their accomplices Typically when I think about the start of storytelling, I think of tribal communities. I’m not sure why this is where my mind gravitates, but I often think of tribal leaders and their role within their community to pass down stories and tribal legends for centuries. These stories are … [Read more…]
