Pulse of class

The class so far has been one that is both interesting and challenging. As it has challenged me to think about topics I would never have thought about in the past.  With the constant reading about topics I would never read about unless I was in this class.  However these reading are essential to the class as they promote discussion between members of the classroom. But this type of subject is one that can not only be expressed through words on the page but also needs to be seen visually. No matter if it means taking a beloved film I have seen in the past such as fight club and causing me to rethink the representation of characters in the film. Or the purpose of the film and what is meaning can be understood   to mean.  However the films that really caught my attention where the class started talking about   the representation of gays and how society understands them.

This topic open my eyes too many things with the different types of gender identification as not only be limited to three or four types but many more. This was defiantly express in a film that is not my native tongue such as Ma Vie en Rose.  As  it open my eyes to  not only  how  people see  someone who is believed to not follow gender  stereotypes are  only seen  in a negative light in America but also international yet it is wrong. This film definitely opens my eyes to how I might have been brain washed in the past.

But now after taking this course I definitely have gotten a new perspective on how gender and sexuality is represented in society’s eyes. And especially the difference between sexuality and gender. Though the reading are not easy as they are filled with constant dry reading that are expressed in more words then needed. The readings are easier on topics I found interesting such as understand what queer is and male subjectivity. As oppose to topics which I find less interest in learning about.  However the one  place where I feel I could talk and see how bad representation and sexual is really in our society is by the post on twitter from my fellow  classmates

If I were to some up my feelings of the course I would have to say the course have given the feeling of trying to pursue the dream talkie about in the song one day by Matisyahu.

All my life I've been waiting for
I've been praying for
For the people to say
That we don't wanna fight no more
There will be no more wars
And our children will play