Abby Blinka

Abby Blinka commented on the post, The Road to Ending Mass Incarceration Goes Through the DA’s Office, on the site The Movement for Black Women's Lives 6 years ago

Inherent problems in the legal system definitely has a huge influence on mass incarceration. Your comment reminded me of a book Dr. King introduced in another class, Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America’s […]
Abby Blinka wrote a new post on the site The Movement for Black Women's Lives 6 years ago

It is Coretta Scott King’s birthday! How do I know this? Elizabeth Warren tweeted about it. Warren’s tweet is not substantive and has no links to sources or anything that recognizes Coretta S. King’s life or […]
Abby Blinka commented on the post, Women in the future, on the site The Movement for Black Women's Lives 6 years ago

Hello! To preface, I only have a shallow understanding of Afrofuturism. However, your post peaked my interest and I found an article on Afrofuturist feminism by Susana Morris that may be interesting […]
Abby Blinka wrote a new post on the site The Movement for Black Women's Lives 6 years ago

To continue the story of the importance of black women in the 2020 elections, Richard Fausset from The New York Times wrote an article on recent Democratic appeals (particularly from Senator Harris and Mr. […]
Abby Blinka wrote a new post on the site The Movement for Black Women's Lives 6 years ago

“Nikole Hannah-Jones is an award-winning investigative reporter covering racial injustice for the New York Times Magazine. She investigates the way racial segregation in housing and schools is maintained through […]
Abby Blinka wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago

The three most important things I learned, or continued to learn, throughout this semester are an increased understanding of Brazilian history and culture, the limits of isolated scholarship, and the importance of […]
Abby Blinka wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago

Happy Symposium Day!
I attended Danica’s poster presentation on the effects of LGBTQIA+ legislators on public perceptions of same-sex rights. Her results show that while all aspects of an individual’s ide […]
Abby Blinka wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago

(1) How do class distinctions between Vik Muniz and the pickers manifest in the film? To what extent does Vik attempt to relate to the pickers and/or create divisions between them?
Preliminary Response: While […]
Abby Blinka wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago

Assignment Reminders:

Due Friday, April 6: Post a complete draft of your iMovie script/storyboard to Moodle by noon. Be sure to upload your document as a pdf. If you finish the draft and have questions for […]
Abby Blinka wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago

The current President of Brazil, Michel Temer, suggested that he plans on running for a new term in this October’s election. Temer originally entered the office of the Presidency in 2016 after the impeachment of D […]
Abby Blinka wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago

Question: How does Lispector show masculinity in the character of Olímpico?

Ultimately, the need for power is woven through all of Olímpico’s desires and actions. He seeks to increase his power over others, b […]
Abby Blinka commented on the post, Tongtong Wu Wikipedia potential article "Chinese Brazilians", on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago

This topic is fascinating and I love the approach that you are taking. I think the sections you have proposed would make great additions to the current page. Good luck! I am excited to see how the page turns out.
Abby Blinka commented on the post, Wikipedia Article Rewrite: Education in Brazil, on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago

Education is such an interesting topic, so it will be exciting to see what you add. It looks like the current page has information on the Jesuits’ missions in the history section. What exactly are you adding to […]
Abby Blinka commented on the post, Wikipedia Clean-Up: Letter of Pêro Vaz de Caminha, on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago

This is a really interesting topic and I think your plan to add sections on author, context, and reception are great. The article you found looks like it will be helpful and this appears to be a prominent enough […]
Abby Blinka wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago

For my Wikipedia entry, I hope to expand upon the current “Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (Ouro Preto)” article. While completing my research proposal on the sculptor and architect Aleijadinho, I found the pag […]
Abby Blinka wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago

For my research project, I wish to examine the sculpture and architecture of Antônio Francisco Lisboa (Aleijadinho). The motivation for this project comes from my general interest in religion and its relationship […]
Abby Blinka wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago

“Race and ethnicity in Brazil” is a fairly well developed Wikipedia page, but is by no means complete or without fault. There is irregularity in the quality of both citations and writing. Also, the content is hea […]
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