Author: Skylyn

  • Kaja Dunn Event Reflection

    I had the opportunity to attend a theater department event with Kaja Dunn. I knew nothing about this event going in. I know that she was being brought in to work on developing anti-racist practices in our theater department, but I had no idea what we would be talking about at this introductory style meeting.…

  • Sing Happy Reflection

    I wasn’t that excited to see this show. I was tired and honestly a little annoyed that my nightly workload would be pushed back to cater to some musical fantasy. I have always had an odd relationship with seeing musicals, as opposed to being in them. As someone who has spent their whole life performing,…

  • Reading ourselves

    This assignment was really hard for me. I have never liked reading things I have written, in any context. I am so nitpicky that the process of reviewing my own work is actually kind of painful. Because of this, I often opt to just leave my first draft unread. This is something I have been…

  • Class Reflection

     grew up on a farm. I genuinely wish I was kidding, but it’s true. Where I grew up the only people who weren’t purely identified by stereotypes were straight white christians. I was so entrenched in the world of white western stories that anything outside of that, felt like a mystery to me, something which…

  • Theif of Bagdhad: 1-10

    List:  Portrayal of Sultan  The portrayal of the sultan reminds me in a lot of ways of the sultan in Aladdin, with many of the character traits even more exaggerated. The Sultan is clearly being used in the movie as a sense of comedic relief. He is easy to laugh at, as opposed to laughing…

  • Creative Writing

    This assignment was hard for me.  I have thought about it all weekend and still the perfect story eludes me. I used to love creative writing, but I have gotten so in my head about writing these past few years that I don’t feel capable. I can’t weave a story or smith a poem and…

  • Aladdin as a Political Film

    When I was little, I believed the Middle East was an inherently evil and cruel place with a government lacking in morals or order. This assumption was based off of the only exposure I had ever had to this part of the world, which came in the form of Disney’s 1992 film, Aladdin. This film…

  • Authors Event Reflection

    During alumni weekend, I got the opportunity to attend an alumni author event in the Trexler Library. I attended this event for another class and did a deep dive into what this event represented as a performance. Here I will talk more about how I experienced this event from a personal perspective. The idea of…

  • Representing the Orient 1st Draft

    Aladdin was my first introduction to the idea of middle eastern culture as a young child. It wasn’t until much later that I realized how inaccurate a depiction it was. I distinctly remember growing up feeling grossly superior to those of cultures different from my own. This was caused by pop culture like this Disney…

  • Ernst Reading with a Grain

    ain Point: There have been many influences on “The West’s” negative view of “The East” and most of these come down to a lack of understanding of culture on the part of “The West”.  Points: Christian Accounts of Muhhamad Despite differing views on both Jesus and Muhhamad from Chistians and Muslims, Muslims have always been…

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