tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post4720494156779872709..comments2014-07-09T00:29:40.725-04:00Comments on Reading the Extreme in World Adventure Narratives: Unconventional Classroomjashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04174652571648541889noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post-25628541443386865932013-02-14T03:27:36.524-05:002013-02-14T03:27:36.524-05:00I also found the educational aspect of the text to...I also found the educational aspect of the text to be exceptionally interesting. It made me think about some comments in Tuesday's class in which students argued that each adventure narrative has to bring something new to the table in order to make it an interesting and worthwhile read. The discussion of Blum's Annapurna centered almost entirely on female stereotypes and the female perspective because the gender of the climbers was the differentiating factor of the book. However, though No Horizon is so Far is also the story of women adventurers, it seems that the educational purpose of the journey is the truly revolutionary aspect of Arnesen and Bancroft's story. <br />I do agree, though, that it seems problematic to have so many children watching the trip through the use of complex technologies. It creates a disconnect between that which the children see and that which Arnesen and Bancroft experience. For, though the children see two isolated women in the wilderness, Arnesen and Bancroft lose that sense of complete isolation. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443746448690726634noreply@blogger.com