Reflections

I believe our last post was to be a reflection about what we have done in this course and what we are taking away…I hope I am correct. Overall I can say that in this course, I finally read bits and pieces of all the big writers I always here people talk about as well as new ones. It is interesting to see that all of them take on sometimes similar yet different approaches when reading a text and that they tend to refer to one another within their text. So for me, it’s like a family. You have some people you like (like sweet Aunt Loo …just an example) and then some you can’t stand (like Crazy uncle Sal….also just an example). Things may not always be a smooth and easy quest but you learn what you can along the way. I did like the incorporation of film into the lesson. It was nice to get away from serious topics (not that film is not serious but you know what I mean). Perhaps in the next year there could be more geared toward that as well as photography.

Looking back at the beginning of the year, I remember writing why I took this class. I believed I wrote down that I hoped it would help me decide on my interest/thesis topic. I am still grinding through some ideas but it has cleared up certain grey areas. Do I want to be a psychoanalyst like Freud? No. Do I want to solve the meaning of life and beyond? No. Will I use some of the concepts we have learned in class to analyze and interpret certain texts in the future? I believe so. I would like to pursue my passion just like each of these authors did theirs.

I believe the thing I liked the most about this class was the camaraderie. When I started the semester, I was definitely intimidated by this class. It was my first graduate course at UBC and my first theory class. Yes, I was a baby. But, my fellow classmates were so kind and open that soon I became confident and wasn’t scared to participate (sometimes….only when I think I have something to contribute. Haha). Plus, having had this class, I have met many people from different areas that I find fascinating. In addition I have made many friends some of which will last a good while (awwww, I know….ok that’s enough). Soon we must go our separate ways for the holidays but no worries….I know where your department is. 

Good luck next week and happy holidays!! Now dance it out, snoopy style :)