week13. conclusion – I think this course was really great. I know Jon always asks how the course and course structure is, and how everyone is finding it [in comparison to other classes] but I really do think this is something special. As someone who has dropped out of university once already, this is the […]
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I’m glad this is over! Let me say that again: I’m glad that I did not (nearly) break the contract until the very last moment of this course, and I am astonished by the new perspectives that have opened up to me as a result of the fantastic combination of readings and the guidance from […]
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Last blogpost, I can’t believe it is actually over. At the beginning of the term I thought about how I would feel writing the last blogpost. I thought I was going to feel sick of reading, that I would not want to read another book for the rest of the year. But thankfully, it was […]
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This course has felt really short considering the amount of books we have read. I am truly going to miss this class. I have never felt so happy with the way a course has ended in university before. I really struggle with finding motivation, espec…
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This course has felt really short considering the amount of books we have read. I am truly going to miss this class. I have never felt so happy with the way a course has ended in university before. I really struggle with finding motivation, espec…
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I’m really glad I chose to take this class. Initially, I just wanted to talk about Borges and Rigoberta Menchu, but I came to really enjoy some of the other works we read. Specifically, Hundred Years of Solitude has really stuck with me. I reference it casually in conversations with other friends and do agree that […]
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It is difficult to look back on our thirteen weeks together and discern a common line between the readings, if any, despite their residence under the umbrella term of “literature from Latin America.” In an increasingly global world offering the potential for travel between a manifold of countries and adoption of new identities, […]
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And just like that, the term is over! Looking back at my opening post, I am glad to say that I thoroughly enjoyed taking this course as it has taught me so much more than I thought I would have learned from a “literature requirement” course. To go further into this, this course has blown […]
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I want to start off by saying how refreshing this course was when it comes to structure and style. Professor Beasley-Murray, and Orizaga, the lectures and discussions were unique in comparison to other literature courses I have taken, due to the inviting classroom setting that you guys created. I enjoyed the style through which you […]
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As I always start, I hope everyone is well, The course is coming closer and closer to the end 🙁 I have to say, this has felt like the shortest term in all my UBC experience! So I want to pause and reflect on our e…
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