This week we discussed Pamela Colman Smith’s Annancy Stories which I had slight knowledge on based on our presentations in the early weeks of this class. However, after today's presentation and discussion on the text, I gained a much more clear perspective on the text as a whole including its illustrations. Specifically, I enjoyed Professor Kooistra's comments on the folklore tropes which are apparent in the text such as Toad's transformation illustrated through his change of clothing.

I think Undisciplining Victorian Studies is an important but difficult task. The push to decolonize Academia has been ongoing for much longer than this year’s BLM movement. My experience in Ryerson English has been tinged by an attempt at decolonization. Many of my profs have made a strong effort to incorporate postcolonial, Indigenous, and subaltern writers and artists into their syllabi. I have read much less of the American and British classics than I’m sure I would have read at UofT. But there is always more work to be done.