Well, it’s been a week, I’m beginning to get to grips with my first essay. A structure is starting to appear, it feels less like I’m staring into a black abyss of cultural theory. I am taking this as a good thing right now. I’m really enjoying reading about the various ideas about cultural rights and the legislations that have been put in place. Although what it is revealing is also a bunch of corporate numpties who believe it’s their right to monopolise cultural resources. Let’s be honest, the is not surprising in the slightest.

I’ve been sent this framework for learning by Richard Freyman. Who, although he is a physicist, has a philosophy when it comes to learning and teaching that I think I can apply to my own learning that can help me digest the texts.

It also confirms to me that whatever I write about I 100% want it to be accessible. I’m determined to present the theorical waffling into something that will be interesting to read and still tick the boxes of what I want and need to achieve for this course.

Next week looks to be a good week of discussions. Monday we’re looking at Drag and Dance hall culture. Paris is Burning is such a well put together documentary that it hardly felt like homework and reading about the drag queen Vaginal Davis a.k.a. Dr Davis was enlightening. I had never considered drag queen’s in the punk scene, and there they were. What an incredible story.

Well, off I go! *insert drag slang here*

Tchau!

Franki