Spring 2011 NAS 5 Blog 5
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Smoke Signals
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Jancie Gould
Friday, May 27, 2011
Interview with N. Scott Momaday
I would really be interested in listening to N. Scott Momaday. Would he be as crazy all over the place in conversation as in his writing? I would like to ask for his clarification on his essay, "The Man Made of Words". I might ask, "have you ever experienced something like this, and is that why you chose to write this?" (with the underlying question being, "Mr. Momaday, have you ever smoked something?") I do not mean to take anything away from his work, but I am merely curious as to how one comes about writing such strange and complex pieces without loosing focus in the actual act of writing.
So now I ask, what would YOU want to know about his work, his writing style, or what inspired him?
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Week 6 Prompt
Sorry Everyone! I posted this on May 7th, but did not post it in the right spot! I posted it under my name instead of Blog 5.
Prompt 2: What Makes A Story
Janice Gould's Visit
Sunday, May 15, 2011
With Six Words
"For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn." was the six word short story that Ernest Hemingway wrote. This constitutes to a story and people can interpret it any way they want. With only six words, you can have a beginning, middle and end. A six word story gets to straight to the main point and people interpret it depending on their personal perspectives and views about different subjects. My personal interpretation of this story was that someone was selling baby shoes because they did not have any used of it especially since it was never worn. Then I also thought about maybe a baby did not fit the shoes therefore the shoes were being sold. This shows that short stories allow multiply meanings for the person reading it which allows them to be curious to what the real story is actually about.
The little things make me smile.
We are ready, the journey begins.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Self-representation in Photography
After browsing through all the photos, I found the photo of Terri-Lynn Swain most striking. This photo seems to portray a native individual living in big city. The first thing you see is her native clothing and the big buildings behind her representing an urbanized city. This seems to symbolize that she values her culture and it is important to her indicating that although she lives in a different society, her roots still are shape her identity. Living in an urban area has not weakened her native culture, she strongly shows that by the way she looks.
Another aspect of this photo is her body language. The woman stands with great confidence like a leader based on the look on her face and her hands to her hips. She seems to be standing proud to be a Native individual wearing her traditional clothing and being in a civilized society. By standing with courage and confidence, she is not facing the city but is looking away from it. Her eyes are looking up towards something perhaps the woman is looking into the direction of a rural area by imagining her roots.
An interesting feature about this photo is that the image of the woman is clearly shown whereas the background of the city is a little blurry. This can represent the importance of the woman and her clothing. The city is probably seen as not important to look at. By taking the photograph this way, the woman stands out and is shown being proud of who she is.