Author Archives: adrienneoliva

I am planning to write a more informal article that would appear on a music reviewing site like Pitchfork. I think my audience would likely be people who are interested in Kali Uchis’ current work, as she is a up and coming artist who is rapidly gaining popularity currently. The article will feature imbedded linksContinue reading “Project 1 Rough Draft”

Rhetoric: My argument will be arguing for a less dangerous view on how we see women who use relationships to gain resources–as it is now, the idea of a gold digger can easily lead to not just a misogynistic and hateful mindset towards women, but can be translated into violence. The audience I am aimingContinue reading “Composition choices”

Bourdieu’s “Forms of Capital” goes in depth on other forms of capital that are less spoken about by economists in his time. He first addresses economic capitalism—which is the capital that is more immediately and directly capable to convert into actually money—but then goes into two other forms of capital. He discusses cultural capital—which isContinue reading “Reading Response 3: Forms of Capital”

In this reading, Viviana A. Zelizer discusses how there are complicated social ties associated with the three kinds of payments we see in our economy: gifts (money voluntarily given to a recipient), entitlements (money that a recipient has strong claims to), and compensations (money given through a direct exchange). Zelizer points out that each ofContinue reading “Reading Response 2: Payments and Social Ties”

It’s interesting for me to think about how I’d to rhetorical analysis of a song–like the one I mentioned by Kali Uchis. I think I’d do textual analysis of the lyrics for sure, but I wonder if I could extend the analysis to the music and delivery the lyrics exist on. I would think aboutContinue reading “Engagement for 1/29”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”