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Hi Everyone, This week I wanted to talk about some characters in The Underdogs, mainly Demetrio, Blondie, Luis Cervantes, and Solis. Some themes are destruction, chaos, psychology, passion, education, and philosophy. Hope you enjoy! Question: Why do you think Demetrio is unable to break from the ‘revolutionary bandit’ lifestyle? Are there any clues to this … read full post >>

Hi Everyone, This week I wanted to talk about some characters in The Underdogs, mainly Demetrio, Blondie, Luis Cervantes, and Solis. Some themes are destruction, chaos, psychology, passion, education, and philosophy. Hope you enjoy! Question: Why do you think Demetrio is unable to break from the ‘revolutionary bandit’ lifestyle? Are there any clues to this … read full post >>

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(WIP) Hello, My Name is Diana. This is (*hopefully*) the last semester of my IDST degree (combined areas of study; sociology, geography, and Spanish). My favourite activities are traveling, snowboarding, and playing games. I don’t really ever find myself reading anything outside of required course material (rarely novels) since it’s already a lot but I’m …

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Hi everyone! My name is Ashley and I am in my 4th year studying International Relations and Sociology. I am 23 years old and from Langley, BC. Something fun about me is that I grew up on a beef cattle farm for almost all my life, and I got to show them at local fairs […] read full post >>

My first and foremost thought after fishing reading this novel was: “Why in the world does her memoir almost completely focus on her time spent as a child?”. I guess I had understood memoirs as something that captures memorable experiences throughout a persons entire life, and I think in some ways Mama Blanca’s (yes I […] read full post >>

I enjoyed reading Teresa De La Parra’s, “Mama Blanca’s Memoirs,” as it was the first piece of Latin American literature I had ever explored before. The book demonstrates how literature at this time was written with irony, challenging several different social implications and conflict of the time. For example, throughout the memoirs, De La Parra […] read full post >>

 Hi everyone!My name is Katherine, I am a Human Geography major, and this is my second to last semester at UBC! I started my degree at UofT and moved back home to Vancouver after my first year. I absolutely loved living in downtown Toronto and goi... read full post >>

 Hi everyone!My name is Katherine, I am a Human Geography major, and this is my second to last semester at UBC! I started my degree at UofT and moved back home to Vancouver after my first year. I absolutely loved living in downtown Toronto and goi... read full post >>

Dynamics of perception, both of self and others, is an idea that stood out to me while reading Teresa de la Parra’s “Mama Blanca’s Memoirs”. I view the concept of identity as being explored through and defined by what a person is not. The dichotomous i... read full post >>