Hi everyone! My name is Kavya and I am 21 years old in my third year. I am originally from Singapore and grew up with lots of sun and humidity (that I miss everyday). I am majoring in Sociology with a minor in Special Education. I took a Romance Studies class last year and enjoyed it quite a bit and decided to take RMST202 to not only complete my literature requirement, but also learn more about translated texts from the modern and post-modern time periods. In the future, I want to have a career in education, more specifically, elementary education.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Honestly, when I first looked through the website for this class, I wanted to log into workday and drop it immediately. The tabs and information overwhelmed me. However, watching the videos, meticulously reading through all the information, and familiarizing myself with the syllabus made me realize that this class could actually teach me a lot about literature and it’s differences and similarities through different time periods. I also like the flexibility of the class and being able to pick the readings I want to work through each week is an added bonus!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
I already have a basic understanding of what a Romance Studies class looks for as I took RMST 201 last year. I enjoyed reading different books and stories and delving into their deeper meanings. I remember speaking to my professor at the time and telling her about how freeing it felt to read fiction instead of academic papers or confusing journal articles. Although I read a lot of books for leisure, I rarely ever pick up a book written before the 1980s. Sometimes the language is too complicated, other times I read through one long, boring chapter that fails to capture my attention and abandon the book altogether. Looking over texts originally written in languages such as French, Spanish, or Portuguese is definitely going to be a challenge but I am excited to challenge myself and read more outside my comfort zone. It typically takes me a week to read through a book that I have picked out as a distraction so I am curious to see how long it will take me to read through one for a class. I am also looking forward to deeply analyzing the texts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Onto the lecture… One idea from the first week’s lecture that stood out to me was the emphasis on literature as a form of writing that draws attention to language and also to the mechanisms of representation. I like the idea of framing literature as something that forces us to slow down and notice exactly how meaning is produced rather than simply looking at the texts at face value. This perspective connects closely to what I have learned in Sociology as we constantly look beyond surface-level meanings and examine how social realities are constructed through language, power, and context.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Overall, I am really excited to engage with the readings and lectures in a meaningful way. I also think looking at literature through a more critical lens will allow me to see how literature can actually challenge the ways we understand language, culture, and meaning.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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