The past influences the present—the literature and art of the past influence the media we create and consume today. Today, anime is a popular media format and several aspects of anime can be linked back to kabuki and bunraku theater. Bunraku and kabuki are two styles of theater that originated in Japan, both of which areContinue reading “Japanese Theater Relating to Modern Anime”
Category Archives: Global Literature
An Academic Review of Rabindranath Tagore
By, Tabitha Lopes. Upon my research into Rabindranath Tagore I found that he had more to say than, “Terry not over your toilet”. His beliefs sound foreign to the Western bred mind but are essential to consider if we want to make a serious attempt at fixing our education system. That is not to sayContinue reading “An Academic Review of Rabindranath Tagore”
Power and Identity; The Complex Roles of Women in Throne of Blood and Blue Eye Samurai
Makayla Marucci December 5, 2024 Global Literature – Professor Nic Helms Project #2 In both Throne of Blood and Blue Eye Samurai, the female characters, Lady Asaji and Mizu play pivotal roles that transcend the traditional gender roles in film and media. Lady Asaji, in Throne of Blood, is a manipulative figure who drives herContinue reading “Power and Identity; The Complex Roles of Women in Throne of Blood and Blue Eye Samurai”
Oiwa Justice Tarot Card Painting
By Maya Russell My project is a painting of Oiwa from The Ghost Stories at Yotsuya on the Tokaido. I am doing the painting in the style of the Justice tarot card. According to Labyrinthos, the Justice tarot card represents “justice, karma, consequence, accountability, law, truth, honesty, integrity, cause and effect.” This is in lineContinue reading “Oiwa Justice Tarot Card Painting”
Literature Review and Analysis of Danticat’s “The Dew Breaker”
By Tabitha Lopes Story Structure and Narrative Format Danticats, The Dew Breaker, is a larger than life text that relies on the intelligence and engagement of the reader. Due to the short story cycle Danticat chose to convey her novel, it creates an interdependency on each of the narrators to give context to each ofContinue reading “Literature Review and Analysis of Danticat’s “The Dew Breaker””
Splintered Statue
I am not sure why I wanted to draw and draw this scene from The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat. It was how much emotion I felt when we first read this chapter. It made me the artist in me so mad that Ka’s Father just threw an art piece that his daughter worked soContinue reading “Splintered Statue”
The Dew Breaker Bienaimé Family
Key Kirk Currents in Global Literature I made sims of the Bienaimé family from The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat. I decided to only make sims of Ka and her parents but to be very purposeful with each detail. I made Anne and Ka’s father when they were younger, around the time that the lastContinue reading “The Dew Breaker Bienaimé Family”
Motherhood and the Haunting of Trauma, Ella Orchard-Blowen
Ella Orchard-BlowenCurrents in Global Literature Death and the King’s Horseman by Wole Soyinka and The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat both play with the themes of gender roles, and how they impact our societies. In both books women are often seen as filling the role of the mother, taking care of the people around themContinue reading “Motherhood and the Haunting of Trauma, Ella Orchard-Blowen”
Silence, Gender Roles, and Trauma in The Dew Breaker and Death and the King’s Horseman
In literature, silence often functions as more than just the absence of speech; it serves as a powerful tool for communication, repression, and the reinforcement of societal norms. In The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat and Death and the King’s Horseman by Wole Soyinka, silence takes on profound significance. Both texts explore the waysContinue reading “Silence, Gender Roles, and Trauma in The Dew Breaker and Death and the King’s Horseman “
Survival, Resistance, and Art in the Postcolonial Landscape
(Working Draft) In their introduction to Beyond Nature Writing: Expanding the Boundaries of Ecocriticism, Karla Armbruster and Kathleen R. Wallace make a case for a revolution in the field of ecocriticism. When this anthology was published, 20 years ago, the field of ecocriticism was ill-defined and essentially lawless. Armbruster and Wallace voice their opinion thatContinue reading “Survival, Resistance, and Art in the Postcolonial Landscape”
Sprockets and Springes 