ENGC02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Thanaka, Giorgio Agamben, Burmese Language
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Political structures can deny food & water to citizens. Renata: 1st & 3rd person past tense. Wil(ford): to use your will to cross. Renata is a journalist who writes pieces about shoes, fashion, unimportant stuff. She has breast cancer surgery & feels vulnerable. Jake is a packager who creates packages according to how he wants people/consumers to feel. Their professions suggest that atwood is attacking luxury, commodity markets, & consumerism. Renata"s house was invaded by someone, just like how her body was invaded by cancer. Dr. minnow suggests that canadians are idiotic tools to the us. Dr. minnow"s name suggests that he is bait, since minnows are used as bait & he is shot & killed. When she calls daniel and fakes being suicidal. Dr. minnow takes rennie to the area of incommodities, and it is not the paradise advertised. He asks her to take pictures and write about the truth.
