CUNY Academic Commons | Colin Pitet | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/cpitet/activity/ Activity feed for Colin Pitet. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 4ff324a20e05c7367a383d151b882264 Colin Pitet and Lilianna Quiroa-Crowell are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/821530/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:38:14 -0500 ded0534bd09724ac497484e911dfd4b2 Colin Pitet and Andrew Viñales are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/762511/ Thu, 06 May 2021 19:50:57 -0400 f46a3bb2f90efcaf323adcef96e812d5 Colin Pitet and Deborah Philip are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/743158/ Mon, 15 Feb 2021 20:07:27 -0500 6a4ebae277bf5b1a39e31265a7fa6dbd Colin Pitet and Mikey Elster (they/them/their) are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/733833/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:10:32 -0500 9dcf008528c7ac835f92423c619f0164 Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of Unsettling race and language: Toward a raciolinguistic perspective by Johathan Rosa and Nelson Flores, on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/30/summary-of-unsettling-race-and-language-toward-a-raciolinguistic-perspective-by-johathan-rosa-and-nelson-flores/#comment-447 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 05:50:14 -0500 In the first paragraph you identify the topic of this article and a very general argument. But you don’t give the reader any sense of specifics; in particular, since they’re using the term “raciolinguistic […]

]]> 558947468c378e9884f62fe23a302036 Colin Pitet and Joseph A. Torres-González (He/Him/His) are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/725919/ Sun, 06 Dec 2020 23:46:02 -0500 9c3e0d1291adf925fb9198cdad87b990 Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of "Why Ethnography” By Penelope Eckert, on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/11/01/summary-of-why-ethnography-by-penelope-eckert/#comment-422 Sat, 05 Dec 2020 23:24:59 -0500 You have a clear statement of what the argument of the article is. However, you’ve significantly mischaracterized the argument. The author uses class as an example of something she thought would be a determining […]

]]> 27898aee45e1a8b2f0bfc6ef02101894 Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of "Silence in the western Apache culture" by KEITH H. BASSO (Rewrite), on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/11/25/summary-of-silence-in-the-western-apache-culture-by-keith-h-basso/#comment-420 Sat, 05 Dec 2020 19:52:50 -0500 Your first paragraph has a good overview of the article’s topic of analysis, i.e. the use of silence in Western Apache culture. The second part (beginning with “According to the author”) of that paragraph could be […]

]]> 285ed9cd6c2b6268158fc6b8fa59a6fd Colin Pitet commented on the post, The Crucial Role of Child Language Brokers, on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/30/the-crucial-role-of-immigrant-children/#comment-351 Sun, 29 Nov 2020 04:42:45 -0500 This summary is well-written in a clear and accessible style. You begin by accurately noting that the topic of the text is immigrant children. However, you significantly mischaracterize the arguments and content […]

]]> d15c1834543ee48d051190b43ee24721 Colin Pitet commented on the post, The Struggles of Being a Bilingual Immigrant Child, on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/27/the-struggles-of-being-a-bilingual-immigrant-child/#comment-348 Sun, 29 Nov 2020 03:37:04 -0500 You begin with some good examples showing that the topic being discussed in the text is a significant phenomenon in society. You then give an accurate paraphrase of one of the main questions motivating the […]

]]> 10da8da7ba8afd26e54982324101ae09 Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of "Variations in Sign Language" by Barbara LeMaster and Leila Monaghan, on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/30/summary-of-variations-in-sign-language-by-barbara-lemaster-and-leila-monaghan/#comment-347 Sun, 29 Nov 2020 01:09:57 -0500 Your summary skillfully identifies the topic of the text, but you never quite say what the argument is. Why are the authors discussing variation? What does that allow them to argue about (sign) language? You also […]

]]> 876ecb03e1684ec3d8b84bcfc09ee181 Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of “Variation in Sign Language” by Barbara LeMaster and Leila Monaghan, on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/22/summary-of-variation-in-sign-language-by-barbara-lemaster-and-leila-monaghan/#comment-345 Sun, 29 Nov 2020 00:03:21 -0500 Your summary identifies one of the arguments in the text, and you offer several details in terms of evidence of variation. But you don’t mention several of the other supporting points made by the authors (e.g. […]

]]> 86564e4b0d0eae80e766ed1037bbf48c Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of "Language, Asylum and the National Order" by Jan Blommaert, on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/29/summary-of-language-asylum-and-the-national-order-by-jan-blommaert/#comment-344 Sat, 28 Nov 2020 23:09:42 -0500 Your first paragraph summarizes one of the main points Blommaert is making and how he’s doing it. Be careful, however, about using specific or technical phrases (“modernist responses to postmodern realities”) or […]

]]> 6c4d585b84dc5225b5bb6d28b780963a Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of “‘Nah, We Straight’: Black Language and America’s First Black President” by H. Samy Alim and Geneva Smitherman, on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/30/summary-of-nah-we-straight-by-alim-h-samy-smitherman-geneva/#comment-204 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:02:02 -0500 Your first paragraph is a concise overview of what the authors investigate and what they conclude from that investigation. Well done.

Your second paragraph clearly restates the authors’ major claim and […]

]]> c9383dad58099d8f6a858682750a6137 Colin Pitet wrote a new post on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=492 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 22:19:14 -0500 To see inline annotations I make on your midterm, you will need to use Chrome or Brave as your web browser and have the Hypothesis browser plugin installed. See the Hypothesis “getting started” guide for […]

]]> c77a6eee922b9b77545a75652f236984 Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of “‘Nah, We Straight’: Black Language and America’s First Black President” by H. Samy Alim and Geneva Smitherman, on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/28/summary-of-nah-we-straight-black-language-and-americas-first-black-president-by-samy-alim-and-geneva-smitherman-2/#comment-200 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 21:26:53 -0500 While you’re right that the topic of this piece has to do with language use changing in different contexts and how race and culture impact ways of speaking, these statements are very broad and could apply to […]

]]> be2e3b1cff0f1d1bce173ae1893238a9 Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of "'Nah, We Straight': Black Language and America’s First Black President" by H. Samy Alim and Geneva Smitherman, on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/28/summary-of-nah-we-straight-black-language-and-americas-first-black-president-by-samy-alim-and-geneva-smitherman/#comment-199 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:24:39 -0500 You begin with a nice overview of the topic of the reading, although you might consider being more specific about its purpose: what are Alim and Smitherman trying to say specifically about language and race? You […]

]]> 032b59ca97c0cc93751ea4af97ad4ed0 Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of “‘To Give up on Words’: Silence in Western Apache Culture” by Basso, K. H., on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/29/summary-of-to-give-up-on-words-silence-in-western-apache-culture-by-basso-k-h/#comment-173 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 01:49:22 -0500 Your summary identifies some of the more general or implied arguments from the reading, but doesn’t give the reader a good sense of what the article is specifically addressing, which is the features that all uses […]

]]> 69d8771e764b7f379d5c1e1368d313ce Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of “‘To Give up on Words’: Silence in Western Apache Culture” by Keith H. Basso, on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/29/summary-of-to-give-up-on-words-silence-in-western-apache-culture-by-keith-h-basso/#comment-171 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 22:55:32 -0500 The first couple sentences do an excellent job of giving an overview of the topic and the hypothesis/argument. I’m not sure the comparison to Navajo is as important in this article as your summary makes it sound, […]

]]> be4b43a21b47611847580bad5d658ca6 Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of “‘To Give up on Words’: Silence in Western Apache Culture” by Keith H. Basso, on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/30/summary-of-to-give-up-on-words-silence-in-western-apache-culture-by-keith-h-basso-2/#comment-170 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 22:37:23 -0500 The first two sentences of your summary are a good overview of the article’s topic and argument. There’s an important part of the argument you don’t mention, however, which is what all the situations Basso gives […]

]]> 82b3ddf6605f920c2f48d4594d20b221 Colin Pitet's profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/717628/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:34:37 -0500 8dd32c7286059713c2d245367c94a491 Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of "'To Give up on Words': Silence in Western Apache Culture" by Keith H. Basso, on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/31/summary-of-to-give-up-on-words-silence-in-western-apache-culture-by-keith-h-basso-3/#comment-163 Wed, 11 Nov 2020 05:10:39 -0500 In your summary, you correctly identify the situations in which Basso says Apaches use silence, but you don’t give your reader any sense of how Basso says these situations are connected. This connection is a […]

]]> 2cfd345431e32b4b883b21ceb8f1febc Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of "'To Give Up on Words': Silence in Western Apache Culture" by Keith H. Basso, on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/11/10/summary-of-to-give-up-on-words-silence-in-western-apache-culture-by-keith-h-basso-4/#comment-162 Wed, 11 Nov 2020 04:32:23 -0500 You accurately identify and restate Basso’s main argument at the end of your summary. It would be helpful to put this in the first sentence were you say “the main idea is…” It might also be helpful to your […]

]]> 89d4f39e65ca985ade3ff468fedfb153 Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of "Emotions Have Many Faces: Inuit Lessons", on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/31/summary-of-emotions-have-many-faces-inuit-lessons/#comment-160 Wed, 11 Nov 2020 01:56:44 -0500 You do identify relevant concepts from the reading, but the bulk of your summary focuses on a minor aspect of the reading (language) and does not address the much more fundamental topic of the reading (emotion). […]

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Your second paragraph contains three succinct paraphrases of Gaudio’s main argument and […]

]]> 17f1ff56d5bfd7f3b6525702bbaecad3 Colin Pitet commented on the post, Summary of "They're Bilingual...That Means They Don't Know the Language" by Jonathan Rosa, on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/31/summary-of-theyre-bilingual-that-means-they-dont-know-the-language-by-rosa-j-2019/#comment-89 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 23:52:49 -0500 This is a well-organized summary in which you clearly lay out in your introductory paragraph the points you will be covering. Nice job.

Although I haven’t read Rosa’s chapter extensively, my guess is that the […]

]]> 7bdbf084e4fd2aa757b4468ba6abcf30 Colin Pitet wrote a new post on the site PEOPLE and LANGUAGE https://anth1300.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=223 Thu, 22 Oct 2020 19:19:41 -0400 Readings summaries (MW9 section only)

This is where you will post your reading summaries. Your posts will be publicly available for anyone to read. (They will be graded privately.)

You will need to sign up […]

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]]> 02601dbfe2fdb70e0a61731728501061 Colin Pitet commented on the post, 10/16 Cindi Katz #2, on the site Anticapitalist Thought & Action https://anticapitalist.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/10/20/10-16-cindi-katz-2/#comment-73 Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:13:07 -0400 What does it look like to refuse the labor of social reproduction?

I want to consider this question in relation to Enric Duran, who Pere mentioned in a previous post. Duran basically took out a series of […]

]]> f4fa894b1e41193f68105450ebdd7a2d Colin Pitet commented on the post, Lecture #4: Finance Capital and Capitalist Production, on the site Anticapitalist Thought & Action https://anticapitalist.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/10/08/lecture-4-finance-capital-and-capitalist-production/#comment-64 Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:37:08 -0400 As Professor Harvey has pointed out, there are a variety of notions, some more coherent than others, of the concept of neoliberalism. Although Harvey’s treatment of it is significantly different from that of F […]

]]> 613c1887f0003de061f1e616d2ec56c5 Colin Pitet commented on the post, Lecture #2: Value Theory and the Falling Rate of Profit, on the site Anticapitalist Thought & Action https://anticapitalist.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/15/lecture-2-value-theory-and-the-falling-rate-of-profit/#comment-62 Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:33:13 -0400 I did a bit of looking into the stunt by Enric Duran, and it’s rather interesting. Duran took out a series of loans from European banks totaling somewhere in the neighborhood of 500k Euros. These loans were made b […]

]]> 0f2c6b8855843e5f684f57be409c4a73 Colin Pitet commented on the post, Week 3 Lecture Notes & Questions, on the site Anticapitalist Thought & Action https://anticapitalist.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/10/01/week-3-lecture-notes-questions/#comment-41 Wed, 03 Oct 2018 12:07:27 -0400 I want to bring up a question in response to something Prof. Harvey suggested last week, and not as a rhetorical question, but one I’m genuinely confused about. Is Trump the obvious outcome of neoliberalism, at […]

]]> 19c267448be9056d115b63190e9dd3cd Colin Pitet commented on the post, Introductory Lecture: Summary and Discussion Questions, on the site Anticapitalist Thought & Action https://anticapitalist.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/08/introductory-lecture-summary-and-discussion-questions/#comment-10 Wed, 12 Sep 2018 01:58:49 -0400 I want to respond to an interesting point raised by Pere and by Miryam, and perhaps relate it to some of the questions I had from the lecture. The former is the idea that one struggle in the sphere of realization […]

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