Author: Chloe Wegrzynowicz

I have chosen the key-word camp. DEFINITION: I think it means over-the-top and wildly ironic but w/o cringe. PURPOSE: I intend to create a poem. An example of this format is any poem, and some of the generic conventions of this format are following forms, rhyme or no rhyme, allowing the reader to apply meaning, etc. . CONTENT: I intend to talk about… Continue reading Chloe Wegrzynowicz –DQ 10

My potential audience would be primarily students in the class. However, you could generally extend it to a more broad audience of readers of contemporary poetry and people interested in Camp aesthetic. Their interests may be in exploring camp as a theme in poetry and as an aesthetic.  I believe they get their information from… Continue reading Reading Journal 9

Midterm Essay Reflection Essay: I wrote about Small Beauty I did three close readings from the three flashback scenes in the novel I wrote about ambivalent ghosts Ghosts = flashbacks Ghosts = memory Strengths: I like what I wrote about and think it is an interesting topic I think I break down my close readings… Continue reading Chloe Wegrzynowicz, Journal 8, Midterm Reflection

This week I have been trying to get more sleep. I went to bed by nine pm last night and it was nice. I would to continue to prioritize this aspect of my health. I feel like at an institution like Emory, one which is very competitive and sleepless, it is important to remember how… Continue reading DQ 7

TEXT CHOSEN: I have chosen a text to read for my midterm: Small Beauty by Jia Quing Wilson-Yang. DESCRIPTION/SUMMARY: Here is what this text means to me: This text does not have a particular meaning to me. I don’t typically read stories with queer protagonists and thus the meaning of this text is sort of… Continue reading Chloe Wegrzynowicz Journal Post 5.

Headline Analysis I chose to analyze the following headline from the Emory wheel: “Normalize therapy and destigmatize drugs, but don’t forget to be happy” The headline of this article situates itself such that it seems unproblematic in its expressions of destigmatizing medications and mental health support. Though, the ‘don’t forget to be happy’ part makes… Continue reading Chloe Wegrzynowicz DQ 4

PROMPT 2: GENRE ANALYSIS & MUSIC Analysis of Teenage Dream. Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream is a YA-pop-yearning-anthem. According to wikipedia, pop music is orientated towards younger audiences and in its post-1960s era has become” associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music). Teenage Dream, linked above, is a classic early 2010s sing-along… Continue reading Discussion 3, Chloe Wegrzynowicz

Muñoz’s Disidentifications Intro. In his introduction to his writings on Disidentification José Esteban Muñoz writes that “Disidentification is about recycling and rethinking encoded meaning. The process of disidentification scrambles and reconstructs the encoded messages of a cultural text in a fashion that both exposes the encoded message’s universalizing and exclusionary machinations and recircuits its workings… Continue reading Discussion Two, Chloe Weg.

About: Hi I’m Chloe, a junior in the college studying English & Creative Writing on the pre-medical track. I recently dropped my minor in religion, but reading religious texts is something that fascinates me. My relationship to reading & writing is one of catharsis. I think writing and writing allow me to explore my emotions… Continue reading Chloe Wegrzynowicz