Author: Olivia Ralston

The author is a journalist from the New York Times. They are using internet videos as sources, as well as official statements from those involved in the scandal. The author belongs to a discourse community that is vaguely familiar with the work of the Try Guys and is trying to explain who the Try Guys… Continue reading Journal 4 – Olivia Ralston

I honestly had no understanding of queer reading going into the semester. Therefore, my understanding of queer reading has developed immensely during the semester, as I now have a definition. To me, queer reading is the ability to understand and critique the non-heteronormative parts of texts and other forms of media in a way that… Continue reading Reading Journal 14 – Olivia Ralston

The paragraph I chose is “The cruelest walls are made of glass, Ma. I had the urge to break through the pane and leap out the window” (pg 24).  This paragraph comes after the main character, Little Dog was made fun of by another boy who is implied to be caucasion. In this moment he… Continue reading Journal 13 – Olivia Ralston

In this image, the different names for soccer are displayed with the accompanying flag of which country calls it what.  As demonstrated, the United States is the only country that calls it soccer, and as such, has the dragon that looks the dumbest. This is a reaction to the rest of the world following a… Continue reading Olivia Ralston – Reading Journal 12

My addition to the syllabus would be Tomboy Survival Guide. I think most of the queer experiences focused on and found within the course are from growing up or living in a city or cultural center, while in this work, the experiences come from a small rural town.  Another possible addition to the course I… Continue reading Olivia Ralston – Reading Journal 11

I have chosen the key-word Homosexuality & the DSM (medical discourse) DEFINITION: I think it means the intersectionality of mental health, specifically psychiatry, and how it tends to marginalize and pathologize behaviors of queer communities. More specifically, it refers to how homosexuality used to be a diagnosable mental disorder found in the DSM, which is… Continue reading Olivia Ralston – Journal 10

What “form/format” are you going to write in? Brainstorm/Describe your potential audience. List out at least 3 generic conventions related to either your selected form or your potential audience. Citations: Libretexts. “3.2: Using Visual Conventions.” Humanities LibreTexts, 17 June 2020, human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Technical_Composition/Book:_Open_Technical_Writing_-_An_Open-Access_Text_for_Instruction_in_Technical_and_Professional_Writing_(Pope)/03:_Visual_Communication_and_Technical_Writing/3.02:_Using_visual_conventions. Citations: Totka, Megan. “The 8 Essential Elements of a Successful Blog Post.” Forbes, 20… Continue reading Reading Journal 9 – Olivia Ralston