Through this uplifting and introspective piece, Sarah Waring reflects on the unique relationship between humans and the natural world in Bauer Park (Madison, Connecticut). Waring endearingly describes Bauer Park as an “impressionist painting” with incredible diversity in structure and plant life. In doing so, she continues to address the connection between living and inanimate components […]
Incorporating both personal anecdotes and culturally relevant works such as Ban Zhao’s “Lessons for Women,” Grace Huang reflects on the significance of femininity in her life. She skillfully addresses intergenerational differences in perspective regarding what it means to be a woman, inspiring an important discussion about the limitations of the gender binary. Huang also reflects […]
Norma Jean Haynes’ close reading of Jamaica Kincaid’s Lucy offers an insightful perspective on the author’s use of plants and gardens in the novel. Haynes highlights the ways in which plants and agriculture are a site of colonialism and slavery, while simultaneously noting their liberatory power. Beyond presenting a precise reading of Kincaid’s writing, Haynes […]
Drawing on her experiences of living in the South and the mysteries within her family’s history, Georgia Coats passionately investigates the origins of the collective white memories of the Civil War. By questioning the ways in which history is passed down and altered over time, she deftly assesses the reasons why certain histories are preserved, […]
In analyzing the written and cinematic works of Joan Morgan, Beyoncé Knowles, and Audre Lorde, Gracia Bareti explores how these three women use artistic self expression to challenge the stereotype of the Strong Black Woman. Her rich analysis examines how the Strong Black Woman stereotype has been enforced externally and internally in the lives and […]
Responding to the horrors of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jane Brinkley turns to the sublime: the sense of awe we feel when witnessing a force of incredible magnitude or power. Brinkley uses two narratives from the AIDS epidemic to exemplify the sublime — David Wojnarowicz’s Close to the Knives and Tony Kushner’s Angels in America — […]
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