Stumbled upon this rad street art a week or so ago. Check out the artist’s other work at their website. Time to trade lenses. Last year, I was in a writing class where I wrote a short story submission that included an elderly Bengali woman character who talked in circles. When the story went up […]
Orientalism: a term used by Edward Said to describe the ways in which the West (US, Europe, etc.) characterizes the East (now also called the global South) as backward/subordinate in order to position itself as modern/ideal. Alternatively, the term can refer to an academic group that focused on the so-called “golden age” of certain Eastern […]
This weekend, I attended a long set of prospective student functions and hosted two “prospies” last night (hence the lack of musical interlude this Sunday). I must admit, a fair bit of nostalgia and thought did occur. So, I offer you my criticism. P.S.Sorry general readers, this post is pretty specific to the Barnard/Columbia experience […]