Author: Joe Byun

Since we had discussions about intersectionality with its effects of different aspects of sexuality viewed from gender and race, I would like to explore books from James Baldwin like Giovanni’s Room and Gertrude “Ma” Rainey “Prove It on Me” that have these contexts. When we read about the concepts of disidentification as well with the context of James… Continue reading Reading Journal: Prompt 11 Joe Byun

I have chosen the keyword LGBTQ rights discourse. DEFINITION: I think it means anti-discriminatory and equitable treatment for LGBTQ people. PURPOSE: I intend to create a presentation. An example of this format is text analysis, and some of the generic conventions of this format are a word map, a close reading, or a conceptual model CONTENT: I intend to talk about my keyword about documentation… Continue reading Journal Prompt 10 Joe Byun

1.    What “form/format” are you going to write in? I will be making a visual presentation of thematic terminology that comes up in my sources to illustrate a pattern about the understanding of the circumstances of locations and certain social and cultural backgrounds. 2.    Brainstorm/Describe your potential audience. The rhetorical community may be those who may be… Continue reading Journal Prompt 9 Joe Byun

For my midterm, I do a close reading of a song to discuss how as a medium it captures the experience of a queer individual from the experiences of their social life and difficulties to express. For me, in this essay, the strengths I had were my ability to discuss how the song implicates a sense… Continue reading Reading Journal 8 Joe Byun

For this last weekend, I rarely experience some time to myself and haven’t explored much of Georgia as well, so this walk in Stone Mountain Park was a treat. The view of the landscape reminded me of the time I would go on vacation to see some tourist sites. It was oddly nostalgic in a… Continue reading Journal Prompt 7 Joe Byun

A metaphor, to me, compares two or more unlike objects or concepts together that relate with each other as it serves the purpose of defining an exaggerated aspect of the character as it associates itself with a characteristic of what it is being compared to. For example, in this case, there is the description of… Continue reading Reading Journal Prompt 6 Joe Byun

TEXT CHOSEN: I have chosen a text to read for my midterm: E.M. Forster’s The Machine Stops DESCRIPTION/SUMMARY:  Here is what this text means to me: This text means a way of reflection when it comes to the habitual events and structures that are bound with me when it comes to the use of technology, generational cultures,… Continue reading Journal Prompt 5 Joe Byun

“Inflation Has Hit Tenants Hard. What About Their Landlords?” https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/27/business/economy/landlords-rent-inflation.html The headline as portrayed here shows the questioning of landlords’ position in inflation as a demonstration that the landlord is not always at fault here. Especially, from the beginning of the article, it shows two positions on how they “have enjoyed some of their best… Continue reading Reading Journal 4 Joe Byun

PROMPT 1: THINKING THROUGH THE CHARACTER EFFECT IN LITERATURE Identification Perspective I can say to a certain extent that I relate to Mei in Small Beauty in certain mannerisms that I hold and the way I can understand and relate to her actions in different contexts. I will never be able to relate to her as a… Continue reading Reading Prompt 3 Joe Byun

Muñoz Identifications Although The Devil Finds Work goes on to discuss Baldwin’s powerful identifications with Hollywood’s small group of black actors, this mediated and vexed identifications with Davis is one of the most compelling examples of the process and effects that I discuss here as disidentification. The example of Baldwin’s relationship with Davis is a… Continue reading Journal Post 2, Joe Byun