ASTU100 || HI IT'S K.YLO'S MIND

“So where did it all begin?” For the past few weeks our ASTU class has been reading and analyzing Joy Kogawa’s Obasan. This book is a fictional story about the Japanese-Canadian internment during the era of World War II, a real-life tragedy that Joy Kogawa experienced herself. Our class took a field trip to Irving’s Rare Books and Special Collections space and had the opportunity to explore the Kogawa Funds to uncover the hard work that was put into this novel. Before we delved into the artifacts, Chelsea gave us…read more

“What does it mean to be human and alive?” This is what my Anthropology Professor Wade Davis asked us to keep in our minds as we explore a spectrum of cultures this semester in our lectures, discussion groups, and readings. But as our ASTU class started reading Safe Area Gorazde, this question came into my mind again. In the context of war, what does it mean to be human and alive? Throughout the last week and a bit, our class discussions have revolved around the themes of humanity and femininity,…read more