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The Kingdom of Seamus’ World
This book was far more interesting than a lot of the books that we have read in the past and I’m glad I got through it. I think that it was easier to get into because it was a novel (I was super excited when I found out that this reading was going to be […] Continue reading →
Thoughts on Carpentier
Sorry that I’ve procrastinated a lot and therefore this is pretty late, but here are my thoughts: -Carpentier seems to be writing narratives about things probably not talked much about the Haitian revolution like Macandal and his use of voodoo … Continue reading → Continue reading →
The Kingdom of This World
I actually enjoyed reading this weeks book, as it was a novel. Since master and margarita was the only other novel we have read so far, it was nice to take a break from all the philosophy and dry history … Continue reading → Continue reading →
The Kingdom of This World
I actually enjoyed reading this weeks book, as it was a novel. Since master and margarita was the only other novel we have read so far, it was nice to take a break from all the philosophy and dry history … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Magical history bus tour.
So, I guess I have some thoughts on the importance of history and stuff like that. I was and will probably always be interested in history because of the fact that it’s applicable to nearly everyone of us. I mean, … Continue reading → Continue reading →
A Note on Silencing the Past
From reading Silencing the Past from Trouillot… I can’t help but feel a bit nervous about all the things in history that we don’t know about and the things that we might perhaps never know about. One question – and I can’t remember specifically what the question was, but the gist of it was why […] Continue reading →
A Few Notes on Rousseau’s Discourse on Inequality
I’ve been so behind on my blog posts, it’s terrible! This is a draft I had from last week but I never got around to publishing it. Terrible, I know! Thinking back on Friday’s seminar there was a question that I found interesting and I’m still thinking about it here and there. The question was, […] Continue reading →
Troo yo
I really enjoyed silencing the past, I had thought about these things before, but after reading I thought a lot about how much of history we could never know just because there’s too much or an event doesn’t seen interesting … Continue reading → Continue reading →
The past is confusing
I am not a huge history buff. My father, on the other hand, adores history. Therefore I grew up knowing quite a bit about the past, but I never quite favoured it to the present. I’m a strong believer in … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Silencing the Past
In history there are events that occurred and the events that are recorded. I do agree that parts of reality become silenced in the process of documenting history. There are a range of factors : who wrote it, why did they write it, etc. Even if they aren’t obviously biased, most people write through their […] Continue reading →
