Category Archives: Carina

Do I like yoga becoming globalized?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by cetali11

Does globalization have negative or positive effects on yoga?   Since I’m comparing yoga in different parts of the world and how it is changing, this is an important question for myself I think. It’s a hard question for me … Continue reading →

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“Your identity changes when people perceive you differently.”

Posted on March 24, 2013 by jrodr11

Today our group discussed Judith Butler’s piece Gender & Sexuality. It was sort of an extended version of our class discussion on Thursday. We started off speaking about how we felt about the articles. Tina said she felt it was … Continue reading →

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Traditional Yoga vs. Today’s Yoga

Posted on March 18, 2013 by cetali11

Practicing yoga in the Java Barn is one of my favorite activities during the week. It is an hour that I can spend focusing on my breath and body while ignoring everything else that is going on at St. Lawrence … Continue reading →

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Who are we?

Posted on March 3, 2013 by cetali11

For our café discussion this week we discussed “Freeing South Africa: The ‘Modernization’ of Male-Male Sexuality in Soweto” by Donald L. Donham. It was a really interesting one that brought up people’s conflicts with identity and it being placed upon … Continue reading →

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The Rise and Gentrifying of K-Punk

Posted on February 19, 2013 by cmspor10

This week we saw the film, Our Nation: A Korean Punk Community. The genre of punk was very well received in the country and the young people claimed it as their own expression form.  The fans refer to the genre … Continue reading →

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Taking a bite of Steak & Chips!

Posted on February 17, 2013 by jrodr11

The final essay in ‘Mythologies’ written by Roland Barthes breaks down the concept of “mythology”, what is the true meaning and how myths have historical significance in France. In this essay Barthe lays out what we like to call an equation … Continue reading →

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globalization took intimacy

Posted on February 10, 2013 by cetali11

Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy We really enjoyed this reading since it incorporated why we have certain ideologies today and how globalization has swayed them. Two quotes that we liked was “an altogether new condition of neighborliness” … Continue reading →

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