Hello peers -
It's been a weird day. I don't know about a lot of you, but the beautiful weather today came at a bad time, a time when I cannot enjoy it. With finals around the corner, papers due tomorrow, and planning for the practice experience this summer, I must solemnly stride past the gleeful revelers on Memorial Glade and retreat to the depths of Stacks to write.
However, needless to say, some news on facebook promptly broke my focus. I saw an NPR article titled "The Social Media Shuffle: from Kony to Spooning" (http://www.npr.org/2012/04/19/150964208/young-people-turn-from-kony-to-spooning-record). I don't know what caught my interest first - the Kony or spooning reference - but I read on. The article discusses the viral Kony video, and its rise and subsequent fall from fame. Tomorrow, as you may recall, was supposed to mark the "Cover the Night" campaign to make Kony famous. - if this doesn't ring a bell and you are curious, check out Stephanie's posts about KONY 2012. It seems like other events that fall on 4/20 will be taking more of a focus than the largely out of favor Invisible Children initiative.
That got me to another article I think is worth for EVERYONE to read - "The White Savior Industrial Complex" (http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/03/the-white-savior-industrial-complex/254843/) by Teju Cole. Please read it for yourself - it touches on a lot of the discussion points we cover in 105, and examines the role of (white) Americans going abroad doing poverty alleviation and development work/projects. I have several objections to this piece, not least of which is his discussion of "American sentimentality," but read it and decide what you think. Anyone who wants to talk about it - Cafe Durant on Tuesday evening?
Lastly, the "Savior" article lead me to this Ugandan blogger's website (http://rosebellkagumire.com/2012/03/08/kony2012-my-response-to-invisible-childrens-campaign/) where she comments on the Kony video from a Ugandan's perspective. Checkkk it out.
I hope some of you are able to enjoy the sunshine today and to everyone else - power to you, the weekend is around the corner.
Warmly,
Rebecca
It's been a weird day. I don't know about a lot of you, but the beautiful weather today came at a bad time, a time when I cannot enjoy it. With finals around the corner, papers due tomorrow, and planning for the practice experience this summer, I must solemnly stride past the gleeful revelers on Memorial Glade and retreat to the depths of Stacks to write.
However, needless to say, some news on facebook promptly broke my focus. I saw an NPR article titled "The Social Media Shuffle: from Kony to Spooning" (http://www.npr.org/2012/04/19/150964208/young-people-turn-from-kony-to-spooning-record). I don't know what caught my interest first - the Kony or spooning reference - but I read on. The article discusses the viral Kony video, and its rise and subsequent fall from fame. Tomorrow, as you may recall, was supposed to mark the "Cover the Night" campaign to make Kony famous. - if this doesn't ring a bell and you are curious, check out Stephanie's posts about KONY 2012. It seems like other events that fall on 4/20 will be taking more of a focus than the largely out of favor Invisible Children initiative.
That got me to another article I think is worth for EVERYONE to read - "The White Savior Industrial Complex" (http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/03/the-white-savior-industrial-complex/254843/) by Teju Cole. Please read it for yourself - it touches on a lot of the discussion points we cover in 105, and examines the role of (white) Americans going abroad doing poverty alleviation and development work/projects. I have several objections to this piece, not least of which is his discussion of "American sentimentality," but read it and decide what you think. Anyone who wants to talk about it - Cafe Durant on Tuesday evening?
Lastly, the "Savior" article lead me to this Ugandan blogger's website (http://rosebellkagumire.com/2012/03/08/kony2012-my-response-to-invisible-childrens-campaign/) where she comments on the Kony video from a Ugandan's perspective. Checkkk it out.
I hope some of you are able to enjoy the sunshine today and to everyone else - power to you, the weekend is around the corner.
Warmly,
Rebecca
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