Readings!
The readings for week one illustrated a completely different perspective of Jerusalem. I always assumed Jerusalem was a sensitive issue, but the readings added so much more complexity and headache. The first reading, "Researching East Jerusalem", made my head spin when they were debating how to represent the festival. I understand the urge to not offend either party (Israelis or Palestinians), but seriously. I always have viewed Jerusalem as everyone's city and no one's city. Shouldn't that be how the city is represented? Expectations!
I think this course is pretty unorthodox and tests the boundaries of academia = AWESOME. Also, I've never been a fan of conformity, so I am pretty optimistic for this course. I sincerely hope that we as a class can maintain some sort of humor and informality during class discussions and lectures. I intend to bring this aspect to the class whenever possible.
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