Defoe, Oh No!
So, I have this ten pager due in less then 12 hours and I definitely have not begun. I’m trying to do research but I am just not moved!
My entire college career has been dedicated to writing about dead white men that society has acclaimed as the rich foundation of literary society. Mid-terms and finals are always the moments of my semester when I feel like telling my professors that this all bores me because it will never speak to me like it does to them. The foundation of my soon to be English degree is based on literature that I hate. Not because its by dead white men but because I can never relate. I’ve tried!
They say I have to learn how to function in a society that is not my own but its so hard! I go to my literature classes hoping that the professor starts a discussion that I can relate to, that sparks interest in me, but it never happens. Instead, I feel isolated and ostracized from the very text that my English degree stands on.
Do you relate?
Tai, I totally relate! That probably sounds stupid to you, but seriously, I never feel connected to the shit we learn in lit studies, and I’m always hoping that they’ll make it more progressive. Thanks for the inspiration, I am going to try WordPress. I had a blog while I was abroad, but not since. I hope this is helpful for you. GOOD LUCK ON THAT PAPER!
Taii….come on now. They only try to get us to connect with whatever they are teaching in hopes that we give two shits about what they are talking about. Like those old white men, can they pay my tuition? I don’t think so. Do they understand where I’m coming from…NOPE! Shit…half of em probably had slaves.
Here is a link to my blog.
I can’t find you in the Deglab. I hope that doesn’t mean you’re dead.
– Kate