Final Reflection Akash Autar After taking this comparative literature class, I began to come to the realization of how much humans have a connection to the earth, both in a negative way and a positive way. Negative being that us humans are the cause of the worlds current state, being that it will soon be […]
I think the most interesting thing that I enjoyed discussing throughout this term was the idea that in order to best care for the environment, we must make a connection with it and appreciate everything that nature provides for us. A lot of what I’ve learned about climate change in the past has been political […]
Roman Stalick COLT 360 Gender & Identity in Literature Final Reflection The readings we completed this term have impacted my relationship with the world around me by making me critically analyze my connection to an ecosystem. In the past, I would have described myself as unconnected to the natural world. However, the readings […]
Rebecca Daniel Final Reflection I came into this class not knowing what comparative literature was or what the course would look like. I was nervous that there would be tons of writing and that I would struggle to keep up. I came out of this class feeling challenged and engaged in a way that I […]
Wow okay so this is it, this is the last project for this class, okay. So, to begin the end, I guess I could say that the readings have had an impact on my understanding of my own personal relation to the world around me. I guess it made me face that I equally know […]
I will be fully honest and say that most of the readings didn’t have much of an effect on me but I did draw some lessons from all of them. Out of those the most influential piece was either Braiding Sweetgrass or How Everything Can Collapse. For me Braiding Sweetgrass was a beautifully written book […]
“Umbilicaria: The Belly Button of the World” Pg. 268-269 For my close reading I have selected an excerpt from Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. I chose to use this text as I feel her writing is suited well to this exercise. Her use of literary […]
How have your readings/viewings this term impacted your understanding of your personal relation to the world around you? And of your understanding of our society’s relation to the natural world? This term the readings from this class were very awakening to ideas about myself and the world around me. Not only this class, but the […]
Final Reflection This term I was introduced to new ideas on how to look at the world that have helped me understand not only myself better, but also the world around me. I can’t credit any one source for opening my eyes, but together the readings we did in class worked together like a puzzle […]
Final Reflection Over the period of this course we have read and analyzed multiple literature facing ecofeminism, and the impacts of climate change among all regional locations. After reading several novels it has encouraged me to redirect my way of living and my contribution to climate change. It has taught me to show more admiration […]
