Morgan Burdick Nic Helms Critical Theory 05 May 2024 Unmasking Disability: A Critical Examination of The Phantom of the Opera Through the Lens of Disability Studies Introduction “The Phantom of the Opera” written by Gaston Leroux, and later adapted for the stage by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is a tale of love, obsession, and tragedy setContinue reading “Unmasking Disability: A Critical Examination of The Phantom of the Opera Through the Lens of Disability Studies”
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Moneta: The Femme Fatale in Hyperion
Morgan Burdick Nic Helms Critical Theory 08 March 2024 Moneta: The Femme Fatale in Hyperion Paired with a cigarette and a fur boa, Femme Fatales have captivated audiences since their appearance in mainstream media. They are dark, mysterious, seductive, and overall a complex character to have in any form of media. Even in forms thatContinue reading “Moneta: The Femme Fatale in Hyperion”
Which South/East Asian Tragic Female Character Are You? (Personality Quiz)
Morgan Burdick Nic Helms Currents in Global Literature 11 December 2023 This second half of the semester we focused on South and East Asian stories. These stories were Shakuntala, The Love Suicides at Amijima, and The Ghost Stories at Yotsuya on Tokaido. Each one of these stories had at least one tragic female character asContinue reading “Which South/East Asian Tragic Female Character Are You? (Personality Quiz)”
Who are you in John Milton’s “Paradise Lost?” (Personality Quiz)
Morgan Burdick Nic Helms Rethinking Medieval and Ren Lit 11 December 2023 Have you ever wondered what character you are from an obscure book and scourged the internet for a silly personality quiz only to be disappointed that nobody had made such a quiz? Well, that was me, except there were plenty of versions ofContinue reading “Who are you in John Milton’s “Paradise Lost?” (Personality Quiz)”
Marie de France’s “Lanval” as a script.
Morgan Burdick Nic Helms Rethinking Medieval and Renaissance Literature 13 October 2023 For this assignment, I decided to write a script for Marie de France’s “Lanval.” During class I discussed why I enjoyed the story so much: it felt like a rom-com. So I decided to take advantage and write the story as a rom-comContinue reading “Marie de France’s “Lanval” as a script.”
Generational Trauma in Danticat’s “The Dew Breaker”
Morgan Burdick Nic Helms Currents in Global Literature 13 October 2023 For this assignment, I decided to paint what generational trauma feels like, or what I assume it feels like. I was inspired to paint what generational trauma feels like after reading The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat. I am not a painter and yetContinue reading “Generational Trauma in Danticat’s “The Dew Breaker””
Sprockets and Springes 