I’ve always struggled with finding love. It’s such a hard thing to grasp as a twenty one year old who has failed to have any serious relationships in their life. I used to see all of my friends around me with positive connections with their significant others. What was I doing wrong? Would I ever […]
A Letter To My Past
If I were to write any sort of letter to anyone in my life, it would likely be my childhood best friend. Our friendship ended pretty abruptly, which meant that there was no real closure for either of us. I intended for her to be one of my bridesmaids, so when she made the decision […]
Final Project Reflection
For my final project, I was inspired by Carmen Maria Machado’s memoir, In the Dream House, and wanted to challenge my writing. I’ve always loved writing and have used writing as a form of therapy throughout the years. I wanted to share my experience having an eating disorder and my recovery process. Eating disorders are […]
Food as…
Food as Prologue Have you ever heard the phrase “what’s past is prologue”? Perhaps not if you’re not an English nerd like I am. It’s a quote from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. The Bard meant the past sets up the context for the present. This is a pretty simple idea, intuitive even. Past experiences affect […]
Reflection: Childhood Trauma and The Complexities Associated With It
PRESENTATION: HONS FINAL REFLECTION (1) Description of Topic: My topic surrounds the idea of dissociation and imagination as a common trauma response seen in young kids. I attempt to tie this into memoir writing by writing my thesis and saying, “A child’s dependency on dissociation and imagination during traumatic experiences directly impacts memoir writing and […]
Childhood Trauma and The Complexities Associated With It And Writing
FINAL TRADITONAL PAPER: HONS 255 FINAL (1)
Held in Memory: Artifacts of Love, Grief, and Identity
Introduction Tell me your favorite childhood memory, and I’ll tell you who you are. —Deborah Taffa, Whiskey Tender This quote has followed me throughout the creation of this project, which represents both a creative act of remembrance and a critical exploration of autobiographical theory. It speaks to what this scrapbook represents: the power of memory […]
Final Project and Reflection
Final Project Critical Paper: Autobiograhical Truth and Reliability For my final project, I decided to explore the truth and reliability of an autobiographical narrative. I went about this through a critical lens, as I wrote a traditional scholarly inquiry about the components that give an autobiographical narrative the authority to reliably tell a story. I […]
self-reflection as sonic memoir
Project link: https://sonicmemoir.my.canva.site/ Research paper: docs.google.com/document For my final project, I chose to explore a deeply personal and evolving expression of identity through music. The project is structured around two CDs, each divided into thematic arcs that reflect different stages of self-reflection. These arcs—Chaos & Containment, Escape & Invention, Clarity & Reclamation, and Release & […]
The Fun of Final Reflections
Final Reflection: My project consisted of 20 vignettes from a variety of different social positions and perspectives. I would write a paragraph from the point of view, say, a housewife, or an alien. They were essentially a “day in the life” of a person completely foreign to me. It did not even need to be […]