Thursday, 5 June 2014
Cultural Study
This semester, the most important thing that I have learned from our class studies on cultural studies/texts is trying to put myself in other's shoes and appreciating their difference. After learning the struggles that natives are going through due to the mistreatment and racism from the past and present, I learned to put myself in their shoes. The most outstanding event that occurred this semester was our trip to Wellington County Museum and at one of the presentations a native women and her husband were both passionately trying to send the message of taking a better care of our environment and to watch out for our actions cause it effects everyone around us. Although her message was sent out harshly, her point was important and was demonstrated clearly, she talked about what was happening up north and it deeply convicted me. We have not treated the natives in the past equally and the mistreatments still occurs to this day, and it should be our duty to respect them and treat them equally.
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Good Job! I agree, we have not treated the Natives equally and this should change. Also I like your point on teaching us how to put ourselves in their shoes, very effective.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! It is hard to imagine trying so hard to maintain your culture despite all of the outside temptations and influences, and then become frustrated that the consumeristic ways of the rest of the world is ruining your ability to do so. If we lived more like they do, our planet would be in a much better position. I could imagine Nijanani Novalinga appreciating Nila Northsun's poem and feeling much the same way she did - very helpless to change her situation. But instead of Northsun's shame, Novalinga feels anger, because she did not agree to these changes and go along with them.
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