https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks en-us 2021-02-23 21:46:03 UTC 2023-08-30 15:32:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678366780 I think Wheatley is a phenomenal writer and poet, especially given the circumstances in which she learned the English language. I think she gets judged harshly but she was still a child, probably suffering from some sort of Stockholm syndrome, and we can't hold her to the same standards as free, adult, writers of color from years later. I think she is readable and relatable, even if her activism was subtle at times ]]> 2023-08-30 15:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678366780 https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678367564 https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=c31f41c7-1618-4b36-84f5-23e32b9d4e92
Dr. Frazier]]> 2023-08-30 15:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678367564 https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678370170 I think that her work is important to read because it gives us some insight into the thoughts/emotions of people experiencing slavery, particularly as a domestic slave. Although I do not like the way that she sort of purifies her status as an enslaved woman, her story is valuable because it can demonstrate the power of whitewashed religion and Christianity on the minds of enslaved people. Since she was very young, it only makes sense that she would adopt the culture of her enslavers who presented slavery as a saving grace from 'paganism' instead of the horrible institution that it really was.]]> 2023-08-30 15:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678370170 https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678370197 https://docs.google.com/document/d/18Cv_famgalyOJxaG2Ztq2WStstvRTXge3Wqrbfs-QvQ/edit?usp=sharing]]> 2023-08-30 15:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678370197 https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678370608 I believe that while Wheatley's intentions were pure, she simply did not have the political capital to be heard/taken seriously when it came to abolition. In my opinion, she was a spectacle; White colonists were more interested in her ability to read/write than what she had to say. Something I thought was interesting was in her poems about freedom and championing for liberation for Black slaves, those are the poems met with the most interpretations or think pieces when I fell like it was clear what she had to say. In her poems to people in power (where she mostly praised them) those were the ones that were most highlighted and broadcasted during colonial times.]]> 2023-08-30 15:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678370608 holleyjt https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678371029 2023-08-30 15:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678371029 https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678371619 I enjoyed reading her poem On Being Brought from Africa to America, the poem in which we talked about in class Monday. I liked how she used Figurative Language throughout to describe her feelings. Wheatley as a person I think was a very strong and brave writer, especially during the time in which she learned the English language. I really wish she had been able to publish her second edition before passing away; I think it would have been a very interesting read.]]> 2023-08-30 15:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678371619 https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678372389 Wheatley is an important writer. While her work can come across as too sympathetic to the institution of slavery and those who take part in it, her work can be read as a subtle protest, quietly calling out the society around her without making herself a target. She's also important in American history as one of the first African American writers, and a woman, who had her work published for any English speaker to read, an achievement that must be acknowledged. By being the first to make this happen, she opened the doors for other writers who would otherwise have been ignored.]]> 2023-08-30 15:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678372389 https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678373136 I think as one of the very first African American women to acquire an education and be recognized for such she is very important to not only the canon of AA lit but the canon itself. I believe she is very readable and the effects of what she depicts can still be seen today--the experience of slavery had an unalterable effect on her psyche as it has had an unalterable effect on society as a whole. Equiano was an abolitionist, and while Wheatley did explore some of these same things, she was content--for lack of a better word--to remain in the position in which she was forced. ]]> 2023-08-30 15:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678373136 https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678373308 I thoroughly enjoy reading anything by Phillis Wheatley. Due to her background, I feel like her take is just as equally important, even if she was subjectively suffering from Stockholm syndrome or inevitably just a creation of her environment. Her access to education was not her fault but she used it to her advantage as time progressed. Her take and her perspective helped get her insight on what was going on at the time across to the masses. ]]> 2023-08-30 15:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678373308 https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678373499 I think Wheatley is a great poet. I do believe she suffered from some kind of Stockholm syndrome given how young and impressionable she was at the time of her enslavement. White men were interested in her because of how "abnormal" her ability to write well was. I would like to know more about what she thinks and feels as opposed to what is being catered towards a white audience. ]]> 2023-08-30 15:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678373499 https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678374721 I really like Wheatley, her way of advocating for African Americans reflects the brain washing effects (some form of Stockholm Syndrome) of white colonialists on a young child, yet she still continues to advocate and create opportunities for others in the future. I really wish we could read her second edition, it feels like we are missing out on something incredibly insightful and valuable. She was and is very important to AA literature and literature as a whole.]]> 2023-08-30 15:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678374721 https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678375712 I think it’s very clear that Wheatley was the product of a white family. In her poem, “On Being Brought from Africa to America,” she refers to Africa as a “pagan land” and Africans “may be refined.” Her language is blatantly racist, but I believe it’s a case of Stockholm Syndrome that produced those thoughts. In her later years, Wheatley became an activist against slavery. I think she is an important African American poet to continue teaching about, as she provides a new perspective & language about her experiences. ]]> 2023-08-30 15:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678375712 https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678379000 I really enjoy Wheatley's poems. My favorite would have to be On Being Brought From Africa to America. Her diction choice is so concise in this poem. She didn't come to America of her own free will, but rather she was forced, and I really like how that is reflected so well in just the title of the poem. I also enjoy this poem because she refers to her homeland as "Pagan." There's a lot to unpack there. Did she really think this or was she choosing such words masterfully and carefully, or both? I definitely think there are undertones of Stockholm's Syndrome in her writing. But I also think she deliberately worded her work in ways that would speak to her oppressors. In my opinion, Wheatley definitely should be part of the AA Lit canon. She was the first AA to have her work published, and she was never afraid to address those in power. I think her experience is different from Equiano because from what we've learned, Wheatley wasn't repeatedly separated from a sibling, or moved and sold multiple times. Also, she received an education and seems to be treated better overall by her masters, up until they passed and the rest of the family abandoned her.]]> 2023-08-30 15:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678379000 https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678386210 I think that Wheatley was a unique poet. She was able to begin her journey in poetry after a minimal about of education in the English language. I believe that her work is very readable and relatable, and that her work offers an insight into her life and her struggles. My favorite poem by her is Being Brought from Africa to America. Wheatley's poems have played a big role in African American literature, and I believe that her work should continue to be studied and taught. ]]> 2023-08-30 15:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/fraziervaleriedoris/Bookmarks/wish/2678386210