After many, many attempts, I welcome you to this blog. Wait, no. This blog is more than that. Hopefully, it will do more than just be another place for you to read. Instead, it will be a place where you, and I, can discuss... But what are we discussing? We are going to be discussing idea of agency in American Literature... Specifically, I plan on spending a majority of of this blog dedicated to Toni Morrison's Beloved.
So what is agency? Why is it so important? New Oxford American Dictionary defines agency as "a department or body providing a specific service for a government..." or "a thing or person that acts to produce a particular result." Here, in this forum, we will being to shape the understanding of agency of African-Americans in the United States.
Why agency? Why now? Why this blog? As you may have read in my "about me" section, one of my favorite writers is James Baldwin. His literature deals heavily with agency in African American literature... Therefore, naturally, when it came to pick a topic this was already on my mind. On a personal note however, agency affects me a great deal. I am something of a black sheep... A Buddhist in an otherwise Christian family. I also share an interesting heritage with very few, being part Iroquois.
I should also mention that this blog is a course requirement... Therefore, I'm working with two specific texts... Beloved (Toni Morrison) and Water Ghosts (Shawna Yang Ryan). My goal is to create a substantial analysis within the abstracts of agency among minorities in the United States.
Lastly, any feed back, additional analysis, and/or commentary is greatly appreciated. Please feel free to speak your mind, this is a completely open space!
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