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  1. Nov 2017
    1. one needs to be told the background of the artist

      this shows how circumstantial (and maybe insignificant) authenticity judgements can be.

    2. Welch does not know who her parents were so she imagines a family back-ground in the Appalachian mountains and wonders whether her birth father wasBill Monroe, a widely reputed philanderer and legendary father of bluegrassmusic, or Levon Helm, drummer for the 1960s folk-rock group called the Band

      this could be used in my essay as it relates to how people use their family backgrounds- real or imagined- to enhance their own identity / justify their actions

    3. authenticity through ascribedgroup membership can be a cruel trap.

      the idea of group identity is really complicated because people can try to claim authenticity in some field (music, restaurants, etc) just because of they identify with a certain group. And then there's the question of who is actually authentically in that group/ can people achieve authenticity without bring born into the group?

    4. ‘collective memory’ in explor-ing the reinterpretation of past people or events to harmonise them with currentpolitical needs and cultural understandings.

      also could relate to my essay. Interesting how people change their perceptions of the past to fit more coherently with how they perceive or want to perceive the present. also goes with the idea that people only want to remember the details that make the best story

    5. the invention of traditional Scottish clan tartans

      this relates to my essay regarding how people make up an ancestry to identify with but justify it with something that seems "authentic" like a clan tartan or a family crest or some other symbol of their "heritage"

    6. where there has been reproduction the style is authen-tic.

      authentic fakeness is still perceived as authentic in this case because of the ties to some type of "history"

    7. associating them with the nameof a neighbouring country house or château.

      authentication by location was used to prove the superior quality of the wine.

  2. Oct 2017
    1. Other countries drink to get drunk, and this is accepted by everyone; in France, drunkenness is a consequence, never an intention

      This sentence seems like an extreme generalization, but it effectively emphasizes the unique role of wine in French culture.

    2. The prestige of steak evidently derives from its quasi-rawness. In it, blood is visible, natural, dense, at once compact and sectile. O

      This association between the "prestige" of eating steak and its rawness supports the argument that Trump's well-done steak habits are somehow un-sophisticated. It seems ironic that eating bloody meat is considered more authentic and prestigious than eating cooked meat, since the invention of cooking food is commonly associated with the beginning of civilization- essentially separating us from cavemen. Perhaps eating a more raw steak feels more authentic because of our uncivilized caveman roots.

    1. we have revised our opinion of East Asians. That's because of therelative strength of national economies over there. It's also because of schoolrelative strength of national economies over there. It's also because of schoolperformance of these minorities.performance of these minorities.

      This reinforces what he said earlier about the status of food reflecting the status of that culture, but I don't think anybody consciously says, "Let's go get some fancy Chinese food because they statistically score high on tests." It's interesting how we subconsciously judge all the people of a culture based on generalizations such as economics or academics. I think that it is true that we have "revised our opinion" but I don't think it's as deliberate or intentional as Ray makes it seem.

    2. ecause we can't make out thedifference.difference

      If Americans don't actually know the difference between authentic ethnic food and cheap Americanized food, then are they really pretending to love ethnic foods or are they just happy with whatever is in front of them? If somebody doesn't have any experience with real Indian food, how are they supposed to know that what they are eating was made by Bangladeshis and why should they even care in the first place?

    1. ogether African-American and urban identilica-tions formed a stamp of authenticity for commercially successful rappers that eased the transformation of rap artists from performers to racial and cultural representatives

      Here the author is making the claim that the authenticity of a rapper's music comes from their identity. In order to gain the "stamp of authenticity" a rapper must already possess certain qualities of urban identification and successfully represent the cultures associated with rap music.

  3. Sep 2017
    1. country’s‘old-timey’ sound is in many ways a metaphorical attempt to slow timedown, while lyrically it rues, disavows, even condemns the passage oftimethe movement of which it figures as the product of some otheragency, outside the audience.

      I think that the author is making a bit of a stretch here. The emotions of nostalgia or the "good 'ol days" feeling is easy for a wide variety of listeners to relate to not in reference to a certain time or in fear of social advancements, but simply because people easily relate to the feeling of "i'm getting old, i wish I were young again" not necesarily "take me back to when I was viewed superior because i'm white" The author is making country music overly complicated here as he has been in other aspects throughout this article.

    2. ‘authentic’ white culture

      the author here is saying that white culture falls into the values and lifestyle represented by country music. This assertion sums up what he has been trying to say up until this point, but it still doesn't completely support his main argument that country music is "white". To me is just seems that he is able to tie the music to the southern-working class-whites.

    3. The songs of a racialized andmythic ‘used to’ sound a present in which whiteness makes senseretroactively, calling white people to their whiteness.

      The author is claiming that since country songs appeal to nostalgia, they are automatically appealing to a racist past in which it was more advantageous to be white? I'm confused as to why nostalgia would be classified as white. Other genres sing of the past as well, so why would this make country "white"?

    4. literature on whiteness

      I was not aware that such a thing existed. The idea of "whiteness" as a tangible idea to be written about seems strange. The term "whiteness" also comes off as negative in someway here, although I don't think the author intends to have negative connotation in this instance.

    1. The song I chose is Rehab by Amy Winehouse. I have always liked this song because of the catchy chorus and the authentic emotions conveyed through the spirit in her voice. While I don't exactly personally relate to the problems in the song, the honesty with which she presents this sad true story in her life makes it very relevant for me. This is a very good example of an autobiographical song because Amy is opening up about an extremely personal part of her life. It is especially chilling and emotional to listen to now, after the singer has been gone for so long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUmZp8pR1uc

    1. Herder put forward the ideathat each of us has an original way of being human: eachperson has his or her own “measure.”6This idea has bur-rowed very deep into modern consciousness. It is a newidea. Before the late eighteenth century, no one thought thatthe differences between human beings had this kind ofmoral significance.

      The concept of individuality paired with authenticity is presented very effectively in this paragraph and the author uses the context of Rousseau and Herder pretty well as evidence.

    2. The notion of authenticity develops out of a displacementof the moral accent in this idea. On the original view, theinner voice was important because it tells us what the rightthing to do is.

      Rhetorical note: Taylor is bringing together authenticity and morals to highlight the significance of morals within our current society, although they do not always align with our feelings/authenticity.

    3. Hegel

      Hegel was a German philosopher who became very well renowned during his lifetime and is universally recognized for his work.

    1. he language of Prose may yet be well adapted to Poetry; and it was previously asserted, that a large portion of the language of every good poem can in no respect differ from that of good Prose. We will go further. It may be safely affirmed, that there neither is, nor can be, any essential difference between the language of prose and metrical composition.

      this comparison between poetry and prose during wordsworth's time could be useful to understanding the word choice in his poetry and thus what emotions he hoped to evoke by choosing words that could also be used in normal prose.

    2. he essential passions of the heart find a better soil in which they can attain their maturity, are less under restraint, and speak a plainer and more emphatic language; because in that condition of life our elementary feelings coexist in a state of greater simplicity,

      this could be used to explain the intense emotions portrayed in both solitary reaper and lonely as a cloud and why he chooses those specific episodes to convey those emotions.

    3. in what manner language and the human mind act and re-act on each other

      also points out that wordsworth is trying to answer the question of the relationship between words and feelings

    1. It will naturally be imagined that the adventure turned out badly for the little architects : that would be a mistake : it was all over.

      by referring to himself as a little architect, Rousseau removes himself from the story and comments as a spectator and somewhat more objectively on his past. (type two)

    1. In the Christian confession, but especially in the direction and examination of conscience, in the search for spiritual union and the love of God, there was a whole series of methods

      The author is effectively tying the two themes together with this comparison and makes readers think deeply about the relationship between the themes. He does near near the end of this chapter to make us think about the points made in the beginning and does so very effectively.

    2. Krafft-Ebing

      These people wrote about the topic before the author and were regarded as experts. Krafft-Ebing was an Austro-German psychiatrist and wrote the Psychopathia Sexualis which was a foundation for the topic in the 1800s.<br> (type one)

    3. one goes about telling, with the greatest precision, whatever is most difficult to tell.

      This statement is kind of a paradox, but makes a very good point regarding what confession is in the context of society.

  4. Aug 2017
    1. Clarissa Harlowe

      Wordsworth is citing an extremely long novel written in 1748 about a young girl whose wealth is tragically taken. (#1)

    2. interest mankind permanently

      Wordsworth believed that his poems would make a lasting impression on people in his time and in future times. He thought that emotions and themes of his poems would be permanent.(#3)

    3. Having dwelt thus long on the subjects and aim of these Poems, I shall request the Reader’s permission to apprise him of a few circumstances relating to their style, in order, among other reasons, that he may not censure me for not having performed what I never attempted.

      Wordsworth is trying to convince his readers that his poetry is not worse than other poems, but very different. His whole preface is written to prevent critics from thinking he has failed in his new poems. (#2)

    1. not born, but becomes

      When I analyzed this quote in class, I said that I thought it was referring more to the process of growing up and learning what a woman should be in order to fit into society's mold of a woman. Upon reflecting further, I think that this quote is not only discussing the process of a woman herself adjusting her life to fit the stereotypes but also the world around her beginning to treat her as a woman. One "becomes a woman" not only in her own actions, but in the actions of others and how others perceive her.

      In this way, one is not born a woman because the pressures of the outside world have not yet reached her, and she has not yet learned what she is supposed to be. As time goes on, both personal and societal actions cause her to become a woman.