Voices | Marcel Elkouri | Activity https://voices.wooster.edu/members/marcele/activity/ Activity feed for Marcel Elkouri. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:11:51 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 c376d8ba64fa30056edf90b97cd68c20 Marcel Elkouri wrote a new post on the site The Politics of Language http://politicsoflanguage.voices.wooster.edu/?p=366 Thu, 10 May 2018 10:55:24 +0000 This website is so wonderful, it’s a database on the majority of the known indigenous tribes in South America. It has these very detailed summaries about the entire history of many tribes, in English, Spanish, and […]

]]> 6691d1cc9a8223cd5cbd4e1b74bbfa7a Marcel Elkouri wrote a new post on the site The Politics of Language http://politicsoflanguage.voices.wooster.edu/?p=362 Thu, 10 May 2018 01:00:03 +0000 I was really intrigued about how African American Vernacular English is perceived in schools, as we learned from Chapters 1 and 2 of Articulate While Black. I did some research into the topic, and found a PBS […]

]]> 5f59d829b00244fe1bf03092b8eaa65f Marcel Elkouri wrote a new post on the site The Politics of Language http://politicsoflanguage.voices.wooster.edu/?p=360 Thu, 10 May 2018 00:59:40 +0000 What are the two models of learning English and their implications?

There exists the Lingua Franca Model, created by Braj Kachru, and the World English Model, by Tom McArthur. Kachru’s model carries the i […]

]]> c91c9d25f7f5a0375b2761ca6a7eee4f Marcel Elkouri wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4222 Sat, 05 May 2018 03:11:28 +0000 I’ve been really grateful that I’ve been able to be a member of this course. I thought that moving so far from home would mean spending long periods of time without hearing my own languages being spoken in public, […]

]]> 72979149f7317e7359d3ca0a634882c0 Marcel Elkouri wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4111 Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:49:49 +0000 In Portuguese, the film is known as Lixo Extraordinário, or Extraordinary Garbage. By creating an entirely different name for an English speaking audience, how is the film altering its portrayal of Braz […]

]]> e947d85894ed3dfac56b18b9930b60c9 Marcel Elkouri wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4061 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 18:25:42 +0000 Though the spread of Zika has decreased significantly since its initial outbreak in 2015, many Brazilians are still struggling with supporting children born with disabilities due to the illness, especially in […]

]]> 335082674acadb293efba5327f15e0b9 Marcel Elkouri wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4050 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 18:20:08 +0000 In class on Thursday, April 12th, Jack presented to the class his research on Brazilian prisons. He explained how citizens residing in favella’s are unfairly targeted and imprisoned for minor crimes, o […]

]]> 371b83449ddaff68e7427a10487932ac Marcel Elkouri wrote a new post on the site The Politics of Language http://politicsoflanguage.voices.wooster.edu/?p=241 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:01:24 +0000 This chapter by Lippi Green explores language discrimination targeting Spanish speaking communities in the United States. By introducing a summarized history of how terms such as “Hispanic” arose to define a […]

]]> 09209bee31bddc6a28030007645da95c Marcel Elkouri wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=3934 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:48:50 +0000 Question: What is the justification for both Macabéa’s acquaintances and the narrator to verbally abuse her?

A major theme of the novel are the physical and psychological effects on Macabéa placed on her from […]

]]> 6513567f6ae1ce5fc67539e1892b300f Marcel Elkouri commented on the post, Research Project - Festa Junina, on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/2018/02/16/research-project-festa-junina/#comment-46 Fri, 23 Feb 2018 20:37:06 +0000 I tried to find some sources that directly talked about colorism and the festival, but there’s very little research about it. It’s something I’d love to learn more about in the future, but for now I unfortunately […]

]]> 99664165e3614a267fea91de489f3874 Marcel Elkouri commented on the post, Tongtong Wu Wikipedia potential article "Chinese Brazilians", on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/2018/02/15/tongtong-wu-wikipedia-potential-article-chinese-brazilians/#comment-27 Mon, 19 Feb 2018 03:19:09 +0000 A lot of times when discussing Brazilian populations, people will tend to just focus on the Japanese presence. I really appreciate the fact that you’re shining a light on a group that isn’t brought up that often […]

]]> 2be3859f30080b32e0c367bd93eddd2d Marcel Elkouri commented on the post, Wikipedia Article: Japanese cuisine in São Paulo, on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/2018/02/15/wikipedia-article-japanese-cuisine-in-sao-paulo/#comment-26 Mon, 19 Feb 2018 03:10:28 +0000 A trend I’ve noticed in a lot of these posts is that articles on Brazil are really messy and disorganized. I agree that using other articles that cover similar topics can help you build a framework of how to fix […]

]]> 236d19a97570a47b4db097e960d08332 Marcel Elkouri commented on the post, Wiki Update: Racism in Brazil, on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/2018/02/16/wiki-update-racism-in-brazil/#comment-25 Mon, 19 Feb 2018 03:05:33 +0000 The history section on the page just sort of lists out an incredibly vague explanation of slavery. It doesn’t mention the intermixing of slaves and masters, the fact that Portugal imported the largest number of […]

]]> a83add46c8dd3a7fdb5a77700781a1a8 Marcel Elkouri wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=3834 Sat, 17 Feb 2018 01:52:30 +0000 To emphasize a crucial aspect of Brazilian society to the class, this research project will emphasize the importance of the Festa Junina, or June Festival in Brazil. On the surface, this is just another aspect of […]

]]> a5ff042f44e90a21cc9830fc8692d76c Marcel Elkouri wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=3748 Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:18:37 +0000 Alongside the start of winter comes the end of the rainy season in most of Brazil. To commemorate this event, Brazilians partake in a tradition originating from Portugal known as the Festa Junina, or June […]

]]> 836c3833b01e3084fb47b802ec860821 Marcel Elkouri wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=3524 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 04:23:45 +0000 Wikipedia’s coverage of Afro-Brazilians offers an acceptable overview of the concept, though lacking in crucial details and plagued with American bias. In an attempt to stay neutral, the page relies heavily on f […]

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