Welcome to GWS 100!
Please use this first discussion post to introduce yourself to the rest of our community.
- Tell us a little bit about who you are in the world. What you like, dislike, what you study, where you are from, what you value, what your hopes and dreams are, whatever you want to share with us. (You can read about me here.)
- Let us know what pronouns you use (I use they/them/theirs and she/her/hers).
- And tell us a little bit about why you are taking this course and what you hope to learn. Are there any topics specifically that you hope we cover? Do you have suggestions for films, books, podcasts, etc. that might be useful for this class? Let us know in this first Discussion Post.
PLEASE MAKE THIS ITS OWN POST WITH THE CATEGORY “DISCUSSION 1” Here is a video tutorial on how to make a post. If you want to understand the difference between a post and a comment, see this document.
Due Wednesday, February 2 by 11:59 pm.
Hello everyone ! , my name is IMANE CHAABA and my pronouns are she and her . I am originally from Morocco but I been living in NEW YORK since 2020 . I am majoring in liberal arts and this semester is my second one in BMCC. This class sounded interesting to me because I was always interested in knowing more about women and their rights . I am usually an outgoing person . I like going to the gym , eating healthy and working hard . I love reading books and learn new things in life . I am very excited about this class and can’t wait to get to know you all .
Hi Imane – please remove this comment and make a post WITH THE CATEGORY “DISCUSSION 1” I added instructions to the discussion prompt.
Hi everyone! My name is Jade Pimentel, I use she/her pronouns, and I am a liberal arts major. I am hoping to, later on, get a degree in Zoology and become a zoologist. I like to draw, sing, watch shows/movies, and talk to my friends on the phone. I like taking up a lot of different hobbies. I don’t like when people are rude to me or when I order a package, and it never gets delivered!! (recently happened to me). I am from New York City, but my family is from the Dominican Republic. I value loyalty and truthfulness, I am a believer in God, and I hope to have a good home, marriage, and family in the future. I am interested in creating stories with my friends, and I play a lot on my Nintendo Switch, especially Animal Crossing. My friends and I make a lot of alternate universes while playing D&D, and we learn a lot of new things because most of these things require a lot of research! We spent a lot of time doing improv scenes, and we were all in the Drama Club in our high school.
I’ve started a new hobby, Doll Customization, and I’ve spent a lot of money buying materials. I’m glad I receive the support I need from my family and friends, even though they complain that I change hobbies a lot and never stick to one. I hope to stick to this one, though; I’m in too deep! I hope to make a doll series with these superheroes based on my friends and me and the rainbow spectrum.
I am taking this course because it is a requirement for my degree, but I hope I learn a lot in this class. I’m not sure of many topics to cover, but I hope we watch exciting movies that explain different aspects of this class. Currently, I’m obsessing over Disney’s Encanto. I’ll add a bit of Encanto and how it connects with our Hispanic/Latinx heritage. I think it’d be great to watch in class since it is a matriarchal family, and the women are in control in the town. The men take the last names, surrounded by the women in the family. It’s fascinating, and I hope we get to see it in class. In this movie, Disney explored different approaches in the Latinx/Hispanic community, especially when they learned that the women are in control and not the men.
Hi Imane – please remove this comment and make a post WITH THE CATEGORY “DISCUSSION 1” I added instructions to the discussion prompt. If you need help, email me.