Blog 8: A subject you enjoyed studying this semester

Hi everyone,


Today you're going to talk about a subject you enjoyed studying this semester.

A subject I enjoyed a lot in university was "Caribbean Film and Literature" I thought it was an amazing course and I learned a lot. We watched films made by Caribbean film makers and read essays, novels, and short stories by different Caribbean writers. I got very inspired by that class as many of you may have realized.

But for example, writers like Jamaica Kincaid, Christian Campbell, and Olive Senior I use in many of my courses. I like these writers for different and various reasons. I like Kincaid because she writes well and always writes about controversial topics. I like Jamaica Kincaid because she always talks about anti-imperialism and anti-colonialism. Christian Campbell is very good because he talks about racism in the United States, but also about the Caribbean world. 

Here is a picture of Kincaid and my favorite book of hers:





Write about your favorite subject this term. Among others, include:

> Name
> Describe what you do in classes
> Mention the main contents you have seen
> Explain why you like the subject

> Word Count: 170
> Make comments on 3 of your partners' posts + a comment on the teacher's post.

Comentarios

  1. Valentina Cofré17 de junio de 2021 a las 16:44

    those writers sound very interesting

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  2. Gabriel López Garrido17 de junio de 2021 a las 19:02

    this writer looks very interesting, racism in the USA was very strong in the past.

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  3. Cristina Patroni L.17 de junio de 2021 a las 19:04

    i really like the caribean world, but i never hear something about their films or literature, now i want to know more about it:0

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  4. Javiera Sánchez Faúndez17 de junio de 2021 a las 19:09

    Wow, I will try to read a book by these writers someday.

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  5. Javiera Carvajal17 de junio de 2021 a las 20:25

    I like the authors who are socially engaged!

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  6. Luciana17 de junio de 2021 a las 20:53

    that subjet looks so interesting!

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  7. Javiera Jara Salvo17 de junio de 2021 a las 22:26

    what a beautiful image <3

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  8. Omar17 de junio de 2021 a las 22:39

    How interesting the topics that the writers address <3

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  9. Polett Rocuant18 de junio de 2021 a las 0:43

    a really interesting subject!

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  10. Yasna Canales18 de junio de 2021 a las 7:46

    Wow i think this subject is very interesting

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  11. Valeria Araya18 de junio de 2021 a las 10:59

    How interesting! I want to know more about Caribbean literature and writers

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  12. Paulina Bayona18 de junio de 2021 a las 20:59

    the course sounds very interesting and important to learn!!!

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  13. Rocío Hernández23 de junio de 2021 a las 11:56

    I met this authors for you and text that you show are very interesting :)

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  14. Rocío Maureira6 de julio de 2021 a las 13:46

    it must have been very interesting to be in that course!

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  15. Paula Copelli8 de julio de 2021 a las 11:02

    Didn't we read something about Jamaica? It sounds interesting!

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  16. Nicolás Andaur11 de julio de 2021 a las 19:37

    too interesting 🧡

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