Author: Dylan Gandy

While there were so many great readings this semester (you did an excellent job Tyler), I would highly recommend adding a reading about queer and disability intersection. I felt this was an area that was often overlooked in the class but could be an experience many students would benefit from engaging in. If you want… Continue reading Reading Journal 11 – Dylan Gandy

For my final project, I think I will want to discuss the keyword “Accessibility.” The word kind of jumped out at me when I was looking through the list, and I feel like I could say something really meaningful about the word. I think I might write my final project as a blog post because… Continue reading Reading Journal 9 – Dylan Gandy

For my midterm paper, I argued a queer interpretation of “Jolene” by Dolly Parton. Although I am not sure how effective my argument was, I was able to draw on the physical intimacy between the singer and Jolene, which then segued into the song potentially being about a rivalry between “my man” and the singer… Continue reading Reading Journal 8 – Dylan Gandy

For my midterm, I have decided to read “Jolene,” written and performed by Dolly Parton, with some reference to Lil Nas X’s rendition. The song is a first-person recount of the singer begging a woman, Jolene, to not take their man. The singer details the striking beauty of Jolene and how easy it would be… Continue reading Reading Journal 5 – Dylan Gandy

I am not sure if everyone still has the Apple News app still on their iPhone, or maybe you even have the notifications silenced, which is a far smarter idea. Every week, I get a notification on my phone from Apple News trying to persuade me to read one of their “picks,” and I can’t… Continue reading Reading Journal 4 – Dylan Gandy

For a character I identify with, I couldn’t help but think of Mei. Ever since we started Small Beauty, there was just something about Mei that drew me to her as a character, although I would not say her life experiences are similar to my own. Mei, or at least the way Wilson-Yang writes her… Continue reading Reading Journal 3 – Dylan Gandy

During World War II, we bought sealed plastic packets of white, uncolored margarine, with a tiny, intense pellet of yellow coloring perched like a topaz just inside the clear skin of the bag. We would leave the margarine out for a while to soften, and then we would pinch the little pellet to break it… Continue reading Journal 2 -Yellow Margarine?

Hi! I’m Dylan Gandy, and I use he/him pronouns. I am a third year majoring in Applied Mathematics with a minor in Community Building and Social Change. I positively adore math more than one person should. I am most interested in how math intersects with the fine arts to create a more inclusive and less… Continue reading Dylan 😀