Riverbend's weblog, Baghdad Burning, is a reproduction of the first years postings on her blog. The blog is her online diary of her life in Baghdad during the American occupation of the city. Riverbend is an anonymous Iraqi female in her mid-twenties who began writing the blog in August of 2003. This blog fits into our classes work because its a female using the internet to get her voice out to more than just her local public. She is now able to be heard all over the world thanks to the use of a blog on the internet. The benefits of reading this are that it gives the reader in in depth look at what life is like for an Iraqi just trying to live in the city ravaged by war, looting, and needless killing. She voices her opinions on the Americans ways of trying to install a new government in Iraq and most of them are not agreeing opinions. This book is a very interesting book and it gives a very good look at exactly how much "good" we are really doing for a country that generally hates us and is very against us imposing a new government on them.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
HW 27: Annotated Bibliography for Baghdad Burning
Riverbend. Baghdad Burning. New York: The Feminist P, 2005. xi-7.
Riverbend's weblog, Baghdad Burning, is a reproduction of the first years postings on her blog. The blog is her online diary of her life in Baghdad during the American occupation of the city. Riverbend is an anonymous Iraqi female in her mid-twenties who began writing the blog in August of 2003. This blog fits into our classes work because its a female using the internet to get her voice out to more than just her local public. She is now able to be heard all over the world thanks to the use of a blog on the internet. The benefits of reading this are that it gives the reader in in depth look at what life is like for an Iraqi just trying to live in the city ravaged by war, looting, and needless killing. She voices her opinions on the Americans ways of trying to install a new government in Iraq and most of them are not agreeing opinions. This book is a very interesting book and it gives a very good look at exactly how much "good" we are really doing for a country that generally hates us and is very against us imposing a new government on them.
Riverbend's weblog, Baghdad Burning, is a reproduction of the first years postings on her blog. The blog is her online diary of her life in Baghdad during the American occupation of the city. Riverbend is an anonymous Iraqi female in her mid-twenties who began writing the blog in August of 2003. This blog fits into our classes work because its a female using the internet to get her voice out to more than just her local public. She is now able to be heard all over the world thanks to the use of a blog on the internet. The benefits of reading this are that it gives the reader in in depth look at what life is like for an Iraqi just trying to live in the city ravaged by war, looting, and needless killing. She voices her opinions on the Americans ways of trying to install a new government in Iraq and most of them are not agreeing opinions. This book is a very interesting book and it gives a very good look at exactly how much "good" we are really doing for a country that generally hates us and is very against us imposing a new government on them.
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