Sixth grade. I was probably around 13 or so years old, I can’t remember for sure, but this is when my adolescence made a complete 360. Adolescence is a term we’ve been looking at relatively closely over the course of this class and luckily mine was pretty good. When I was just on the brink … Continue reading How Going to a Private School Impacts Adolescence →

Finding a sense of identity is a key milestone during adolescence, and this can come from a variety of different areas. As we have seen throughout the semester, there are many different aspects to an identity, such as appearance, religion, social class, and hobbies. Often times, people choose to be around others with a similar … Continue reading Finding Identity in Music →

By: Carson Zaremski The earliest memory I have of becoming aware of the existence of race and of racism is, unfortunately, from my own unconscious stereotyping of a classmate of mine back in elementary school.  However, I’ve learned a lot from this experience and it has opened my eyes to things I otherwise would never … Continue reading The Development of Our Perception of Race →

By Swaga Datta The Miseducation of Cameron Post follows Cameron on her journey to come to terms with her sexuality filled with several formative moments defined by loss, grief, shame, confusion and a corresponding desire to suppress these feelings and subsequently escape from the harsh realities of her life. Both Irene and Lindsey comment about … Continue reading Sexual Suppression to Liberation →

Anne Solomon - Blog 3 I would not consider myself a small-town girl. I come from a small city with both urban and rural aspects in the middle of Pennsylvania. There were many conflicting political and moral beliefs surrounding me as a young person. My mother and father, conservative Catholics, often argued with other influential … Continue reading Seeing Myself in Cameron Post →

Homophobia, although heavily promoted and prevalent in the modern world, is a global phenomenon that has only recently manifested itself as we know it today. Vehicled by the globalization of Western ideologies and practices, modern homophobia draws on Western Christian beliefs and values for its protection. Western Christianity has developed into a cultural phenomenon that … Continue reading On Western Christianity and Homophobia →

I wanted to return to this idea of how we define adolescence. At the beginning of the course, I defined this concept of adolescence in quite an individualistic manner. It might have been the egocentric primal instincts of my id speaking, or maybe I’m just a selfish person. Either way, I can’t deny that I … Continue reading Defining Adolescence – Beyond Your Private Bubble →

Savannah Sowell The Miseducation of Cameron Post paints a fascinating picture of adolescent queerness in the late 80’s and early 90’s. As a 20 year old queer woman who has lived in progressive city environments her whole life, I couldn’t really relate to many of the experiences that marked Cameron’s coming of age process; conversion … Continue reading Relationships and Self Discovery in The Miseducation of Cameron Post →

In The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth, it details the development of Cameron Post as she enters adolescence. Adolescence is a time of discovering one’s identity and it is interesting to see how various factors affect Cameron’s development of identity. She grew up in a small conservative town in Eastern Montana as … Continue reading Externalizing identity →