HELLO, and welcome to my blog. My name is Jeff Malo and I am a fourth-year student at UBCO, from Coquitlam, British Columbia. I have a double major, which consists of English and Cultural Studies. This is my very first time ever, using a blogging system to voice my thoughts and feelings and in such case, I’m looking forward to growing my blog and my thoughts about Canadian Literary Studies as the course progresses.
In English 470, Professor Erika Paterson, will teach the importance of Canadian story telling and “focus on the intersections and departures between European and Indigenous traditions of literature and orature.” Through a web log or “blog” readers and writers, will learn and provide new insight and opinions on Canadian Literature. With the use of ever-evolving interacting, online world, readers and writers, will be able to share thoughts and opinions and challenge people to think differently about certain subjects, in regards to Canadian literature
Going into English 470, my expectations, to begin with, is to have an open mind. What I know, from taking Cultural Studies courses in the past, is how much I don’t know. Throughout the years of education, and now being in University, I’ve learned to explore and critically think about social issues and to challenge my own thoughts and perspective. For far too long, I’ve been caught up in my privileged world, and ignored the voices that need to be heard. It’s not as though I never cared, but simply never thought twice about social issues or political issues that didn’t pertain to me. I’ve rarely dug deep into the vast diversity or history of cultures that make up the history of Canada, but with English 470, however, I will begin to divulge into Indigenous’ traditions and orature, and quite possibly give me, and to other readers of my blog, a better sense of understanding of their role in Canadian literature. So what are my expectations going into English 470? Simple. I expect from English 470, is to learn the importance of Canadian story-telling and to expand my mind on the history of Canadian Literature.
Attached below are two hyperlinks in which lead to:
Works Cited
Paterson, Erika. English 470A: Canadian Studies. University of British Columbia, 2015. Web. 13 May 2015
Brooktree, Jeff. A lake and mountain view in Hope. N.p., N.d. Web. 15th May 2015
Image of Knowledge <https://drsvenkatesan.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/knowledge-ignorance11.jpg> Web. 15th May 2015