Author Archives: Tiffany Cartee

If I Can Just Make It Until Then….

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Tiffany Cartee

A comic strip based on and exaggerating the college student experience…

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A Virginian Girlhood

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Tiffany Cartee

Southern Virginia is enough to make anyone confused about whether they are from the North or the South. Black or white didn’t seem as important as southern or northern, even though the actual area was a mix of northerners who … Continue reading →

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Life Lines Project

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Tiffany Cartee

I’ve decided to collect sentences written by a random assortment of people about their own conceptions of identity for my 20% Project. I solicited people through Facebook, e-mail, and face to face in order to generate around 50 Life Lines— sentences … Continue reading →

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The Authority and Authenticity of a Mother: Anne Bradstreet

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Tiffany Cartee

     In the book Reading Autobiography by Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson, the authors present the concepts of authority and authenticity as completely interrelated. The author’s authority (granted by the readers and based off of the writer’s own “personal knowledge … Continue reading →

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My Eternal Soul Resteth Among the Non-“Elect”

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Tiffany Cartee

I have to start by saying that I do believe that some extraordinary events have taken place during my life, some of which will probably have broader implications on the rest of my life, and possibly even my afterlife. However, … Continue reading →

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Not So “Self-Reflexive about the Problem of Remembering”

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Tiffany Cartee

I think that one of the most important of Smith and Watson’s concepts that applies to Cabeza de Vaca’s narrative of his travels in the Americas is memory. Some classmates have made the argument that his entire autobiographical account is … Continue reading →

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Character Sketch of A College Student

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Tiffany Cartee

I take all my books to Five Guys on King Street at least once a week. I have three small textbooks that masquerade as little black novels and five bright primary-colored folders. Usually, I’m the first person to order anything- … Continue reading →

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The “Self” as a Product of Both Inherent Individuality and Socialization

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Tiffany Cartee

Smith and Watson offer an extremely interesting view regarding predetermined facets of self. The sheer volume of outside influences they offer as variables (which need to be understood when interpreting a narrator’s sense of autobiographical self) is immense. Certainly there … Continue reading →

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