https://padlet.com/kaitlinsigmon/le1at6c23hwsewb9 I got the privilege to speak with Brenada Peynado both in class and after the event as she signed my copy of her work. She stated that it is more important for her to approach her work as an exploration of ideas rather that a piece that will offer a solution or have a specific thing to say. Although I am not much of a writer, I believe this perspective is really encouraging to me as a reader and thinker about literature. In her spirit, I wanted to approach my grappling with Shakespeare's text as an exploration that encompasses many thoughts and ideas such as how we deal with threats of the other, power dynamics, education relating to history, and our divided country. en-us 2022-10-14 13:27:29 UTC 2022-10-14 14:03:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f47d.png kaitlinsigmon https://padlet.com/kaitlinsigmon/le1at6c23hwsewb9/wish/2340469773 We restrict ourselves when we ask "what do they have to say" or believing we must have all the answers.
We can choose exploration instead- "What does this text explore?"
"What do I want to explore"]]> 2022-10-14 13:31:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlinsigmon/le1at6c23hwsewb9/wish/2340469773 kaitlinsigmon https://padlet.com/kaitlinsigmon/le1at6c23hwsewb9/wish/2340470787 How can we complicate our feelings about Caliban?]]> 2022-10-14 13:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlinsigmon/le1at6c23hwsewb9/wish/2340470787 kaitlinsigmon https://padlet.com/kaitlinsigmon/le1at6c23hwsewb9/wish/2340476093 How do we deal with perceived threats of "the other?"
How should we balance caution and protection with empathy?
- Caliban as a threat of "the other"]]> 2022-10-14 13:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlinsigmon/le1at6c23hwsewb9/wish/2340476093 kaitlinsigmon https://padlet.com/kaitlinsigmon/le1at6c23hwsewb9/wish/2340481995 How do we best educate current and future generations about delicate events in history?
How do we help people better understand these events and foster empathy?]]> 2022-10-14 13:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlinsigmon/le1at6c23hwsewb9/wish/2340481995 kaitlinsigmon https://padlet.com/kaitlinsigmon/le1at6c23hwsewb9/wish/2340483953 We can't separate ourselves from what we write and read. 
Our perception of the world and our experiences shape or experiences with literature. ]]> 2022-10-14 13:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlinsigmon/le1at6c23hwsewb9/wish/2340483953 kaitlinsigmon https://padlet.com/kaitlinsigmon/le1at6c23hwsewb9/wish/2340487038 We aren't meant to experience the world in black and white. Everything is much more complicated than that.
How do we deal with the two-sided nature of our country? How do we combat the perceived battle of good and evil while reaching through these barriers towards empathy?]]> 2022-10-14 13:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlinsigmon/le1at6c23hwsewb9/wish/2340487038 kaitlinsigmon https://padlet.com/kaitlinsigmon/le1at6c23hwsewb9/wish/2340493659 Caliban as a victim of dominance, power, and incluence:
Our world is perpetuated by a power struggle between groups of more power and influence  and groups with little. 
What does it mean to be a part of the powerful? ]]> 2022-10-14 13:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlinsigmon/le1at6c23hwsewb9/wish/2340493659