GEM E-Portfolio
GEM E-Portfolio
When I lived in Kyoto while studying abroad in the spring semester of my Junior year, I frequented a little cafe near my host family’s apartment. I found it on Google maps (as I found most restaurants in Japan) and was immediately intrigued by the cozy atmosphere. So one day I made the 15 minute …
INTRODUCTION This reflection stemmed from an assignment given in the introductory seminar of the GEM minor. We were to introduce ourselves and our cultural identity, explaining what drew us to the GEM minor. In response to the prompt, I wrote about my cultural background, which was somewhat fraught at the time, as well as my …
INTRODUCTION This was a reflection written during the introductory seminar for the GEM minor. We were tasked with responding to an article written by writer and linguist Rosina Lippi-Green that spoke on the phenomenon of making the culturally unfamiliar familiar through things like dubbing or localization. This article got me thinking about the wider concepts …
