WRITING 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Yunior De Las Casas, Paratext, Afro-Caribbean
25 Feb 2016
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Forwarding: follow the lines of the argument to diverge from it"s thinking, yes, but agree with overall main claim but disagree with other subclaims. Borrow an idea to apply it to something else, expansion. Note how we"d change an idea to apply it to something else: yes, and . Continue and expand upon the line of thought. Authorizing: cite a text as an authority on some fact or claim we make. What is more fantasy than the antilles? (graulund. A tempest: shakespeare"s the tempest, author shifts emphasis onto caliban to critique. Omeros: the epic itself, major characters from old epics (oddesy), establishes a context as a platform where he might shatter preexisting notions to prove some point. Oscar wao: paratext (footnotes), emphasis on dominican history and subcultural perspectives. Major categories in oscar wao include: dominican history, sci-fi, slang (spanish/dominican) Invites audience into different aspects of this culture.
