Chapter 2: Agency To some, the “rules” of narrative demand chronology and resolution. Madden brazenly refuses to oblige. There is incredible agency in the way she unravels this memory for us and brings us with her to step outside of it, to feel it, and to analyze why she relayed it in this way. She […]
Final Project: Where Are You From?
For my project, I chose to create a magazine about some of the places I have lived throughout my life. For each location, I described the place, shared a memory that I had at that location, and then offered a brief reflection on the narrative and what I learned as a result. This project was […]
Final Project – The Reflection of a College Athlete
For my final project, I wanted to create a video for student athletes who play soccer in high school and aspire to play at the college level to help them better understand the Division 1 student athlete’s experience. As background, some of my high school friends and some of my college teammates were extremely […]
Final Project Reflection: The Mouse Room
The Mouse Room (2) For my final project (attached above and linked here), I chose to write a short story about the mice I euthanize at MUSC. In this story, I talk to three mice about their individual philosophies on death. The philosophy of each mouse is based on the philosophy of a well known […]
Final Project Pamphlet
For my final project, I examined “The Autobiography of Mrs. Caroline Homassel Thornton” written by and about my great (6x) grandmother. I present my findings in the form of a pamphlet. This was inspired by something I had read in Before They Could Vote by Julia Watson and Sidonie Smith, a theoretical text exploring female […]
Final Project
In my 10th year of high school, I took a trip to Nepal in order to gain a different perspective on my own life. I also traveled to learn more about a culture that I did not know much about. I journaled and self-reflected about my experiences daily for personal use. In this colloquium, […]
My Own Book of Delights: Moments from the Heart
When we were presented with the assignment of our Final Project, I could not help but think of Ross Gay’s Book of Delights. It seemed coincidental that our final book of the semester would inspire me the most, but I enjoyed Gay’s collection of delightful moments so much that I couldn’t help but give it […]
Final Marginalia
For my project, I wanted to emphasize a concept that we had introduced in class, particularly in our reading of Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights, called marginalia. Essentially, these are just the little notes scribbled into the spare space and scattered within the lines of novels, hand-marked by the reader. I did a decent […]
Final Presentation
Link to Google Slides Unlisted Video Link Reflection: The video-making and editing were very fun to do. Seeing all the songs, transitions, and everything fall into place was satisfying. Only part that was hard about this final was making time to do research as multiple other finals required me time to study. This project and […]
Final: A Sense of Place
In my final project I decided to film bits of my day for a couple of weeks, and then string this footage together and couple it with narration and music. My narration was based heavily on research I did on video and autobiography, and in this reflection, I will expound upon the topics I touched […]