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Our class blog

We’ll be blogging 5 times over the semester. Posts are always due on a Friday at noon, but you can certainly post before that time. (Correct due dates: Sept 18, Oct 2, Oct 16, Nov 6, Nov 20). You will post your comments on the week’s blogs on this page (as a comment to my post for the week, see “Leave Comment” below)) and add links to the blogs you discuss. Plan to read 5-6 blogs each time, and make a comment at least 3 of the times we post.

I’ve posted the prompt for this week’s blog below, and look forward to reading what you write. But I also need you to go on to the “Our Blog List” page and enter the link to your blog, so we can find your posts!

Post #1

In 300-500 words, writing for our scholarly community (as the assignment describes in the “genre” description), write a post in which you a)  introduce yourself (what do you want the blogosphere to know about you?) and b) articulate 1-2 questions or issues you’d like to pursue in the context of our course on life narratives. What makes those questions compelling for you? What is an example (a news story, YT video, meme, print memoir, whatever) that embodies the thing that you find so interesting? Provide a link to that example. If you need technical help, you can email Arts ISIT help desk (arts.helpdesk@ubc.ca) or check the UBC Blogs wiki. You might also ask each other for help (have you set up your “secret” Global Citizens Facebook page? Very handy for this sort of thing. 😉 

Posts are due Fri noon or before. Have fun!