https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJqUN9TClM A song that reminds me of the fragility and value of life Adolescence is a time in which the future is seemingly always on one’s mind. Death and the true dangers of the world seem like abstract concepts to the average teenager; thus, they often face such risks with brashness. Adolescence is a time … Continue reading Invincibility of the Teenage Spirit
What Music Means to Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VBex8zbDRs Being born into a very musical family, music has always been a huge part of my life. My grandfather was a trumpeter for a jazz band, my dad played the drums and my mom played the viola and piano, so I was obviously destined to enjoy music in some capacity. Every morning from as … Continue reading What Music Means to Me
Adolescence: Social Media and Bullying
During adolescence, we go through different things that shape who we are. We must navigate our way through adversity while finding our identity. Throughout the semester, we have discussed many different topics that pertain to adolescence. We have discussed things such as womanhood, sexuality, and media, but what about the … Continue reading Adolescence: Social Media and Bullying
Comparing and Analyzing Depictions of Queer Adolescence in The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Ship It
While we’ve read two novels so far that have dealt with the experience of queer adolescence, each has its own way of exploring the topic. Personally, I enjoyed reading Cameron Post more than I did Ship It, though this does not mean that either was any better or worse than the other, or that it … Continue reading Comparing and Analyzing Depictions of Queer Adolescence in The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Ship It
The “Perfect” Time to Come out
What is the best way to come out? Both Cameron and Claire were stripped of the opportunity to make this decision on their own and instead were outed by those that they trusted. Through the use of outing someone within both The Misrepresentation of Cameron Post and Ship It, the authors are commenting on the … Continue reading The “Perfect” Time to Come out
Ramblings about Ship It
I would like to take this open topic blog entry as a discussion board type of commentary about the most recent book we have been reading, Ship It. There has been many ideas and topics that we have discussed in class. Mainly, the LGBTQ+ involvement, Claire being a very flat character and wishing Tess was the … Continue reading Ramblings about Ship It
Adolescents Online
The first impression I had of Ship It by Britta Lundin was that it seemed more like fanfiction than a full, fleshed-out novel published by an adult. It definitely didn’t resonate with me the way all the other books we’ve read did. This was odd to me. Throughout this course, I’ve noticed that despite the … Continue reading Adolescents Online
Importance of Female Presence in Novels and Entertainment
Earlier in the semester, I was recommended that I watch the hulu exclusive Looking for Alaska, a TV series based off of the novel of the same title by John Green. Usually, I would read the novel before viewing the film or TV adaptation, but this time I decided to watch the series without reading … Continue reading Importance of Female Presence in Novels and Entertainment
Christina’s World
I’ve had a print of my favorite painting hanging up in my room during the four years I’ve been at Pitt, it’s called Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth; it’s an American painting from 1948. In the foreground of the painting, there is a woman in a field wearing a pink dress who is holding herself … Continue reading Christina’s World
The Other Side
A hallmark of being an adolescent is the strong desire to find an escape. Whether that escape be from your parents, your siblings, a social interaction, or just the current state of reality for you, nearly every adolescent has their own "escape." This escape takes on many forms: books, TV shows, movies, activities, and especially … Continue reading The Other Side
Representing Adolescence @ Pitt 