Next blog writing, due Oct 16

For this blog post, please write 350-450 words on The Kingdom of this World. In particular, I want you to focus on how Carpentier is using sex to get readers to interrogate the power structures between the French colonists and the African slaves. Try to re-read the sex power dynamics on the island before the big revolutionary moment and its ensuing sexual components.

A bit of Franklinia from this rad site.

BF is your new BFF

Apparently Benjamin Franklin tattoos are a phenomenon, which makes sense given his strong engagement with self and text, including ink. For this blog post, please draw from 2 of Franklin's texts to talk about what he says and/or formally does to bring sense of Self together with Text/Textuality in striking ways. As usual, approx 300 words.