For the second half of the semester I want to do something creative. After viewing last week the viral video Kony 2012 it dawned on me how heavily the social location you are born in defines your future, who you are and what you are to become. Of course, there are always exceptions, people who are able to define and create their own social location but, this is not always the case. My idea for the second half of the semester is to choose various locations around the globe and write from their perspective. In other words, research and explore how it is to be living in that part of the world in 2012. The creative part is that I will not be simply writing a research paper but, actually writing as if I were there living and feeling their experiences. I am thinking about somehow intertwining these separate stories into one, having each story start independently and then somehow meeting at the end.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Brainstorming
For the second half of the semester I want to do something creative. After viewing last week the viral video Kony 2012 it dawned on me how heavily the social location you are born in defines your future, who you are and what you are to become. Of course, there are always exceptions, people who are able to define and create their own social location but, this is not always the case. My idea for the second half of the semester is to choose various locations around the globe and write from their perspective. In other words, research and explore how it is to be living in that part of the world in 2012. The creative part is that I will not be simply writing a research paper but, actually writing as if I were there living and feeling their experiences. I am thinking about somehow intertwining these separate stories into one, having each story start independently and then somehow meeting at the end.
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Very interesting. Can be a challenge, but seems worth it. Have you travelled outside the country before?
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