(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”
Category Archives: Projects Fall 2023
Project #2 By Jordan Witham
Scene #1: The Hunt House Lights: Dim Stage Curtain: Open to full Stage Lights: Go to full [Open to empty stage] Suddenly vines drop down from behind the curtains, trees are wheeled onto stage by technical crew dressed in black and the cyclorama gives an image of a lush forest background] Sound: Play sound clipContinue reading “Project #2 By Jordan Witham”
The Issue of Violence Against Women in Fiction as a Trope
Megan Verrill In Bhattacharya’s article “Portrayal of Violence Against Women in Literary Fiction” she addresses an important question – should sexual violence be used as a literary device? Violence against women is a commonly relied on trope in fiction, but is there a responsible way to use it in order to add social commentary, orContinue reading “The Issue of Violence Against Women in Fiction as a Trope”
An Interpretation Through Color of Mary Cavendish’s poem: It Is Hard to Believe that There Are Other Worlds in this World
What initially prompted this project was the realization that most of the analysis I do of literature done both within this class and outside of it, is purely based on the text that is presented in front of me—analysis made based on what is immediately seen, rather than what is not seen. As I seekContinue reading “An Interpretation Through Color of Mary Cavendish’s poem: It Is Hard to Believe that There Are Other Worlds in this World”
Of Good & Paradise
by Blake Carpenter Part I – The Fallen have gathered in Pandemonium – a chaotic blend of muted fires and angelic ghouls orbiting the one and only, Satan (not to be mistaken for a twister of libidoless bears gyrating around a doll named “Nium”). The brightest and boldest demons express their grievances – amounting toContinue reading “Of Good & Paradise”
Womanhood in Literature using Shakuntala
Alexina Gillis Currents in Global Literature Final Project (Poem at bottom of page) Womanhood in Vyasa’s Shakuntala versus Kalidasa’s Shakuntala The original play of Shakuntala was written by Vyasa and is Shakuntala of Mahabharata. It depicted a strong woman who knew what she wanted. In the original, Shakuntala has no issue with standing up forContinue reading “Womanhood in Literature using Shakuntala”
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)”
Reversed Gender Roles in Sultana’s Dream and Barbie
Jamie DaSilva Professor Nicholas Helms Currents in Global Literature 8 December, 2023 After reading Sultana’s Dream and watching Barbie I became fascinated by the way both stories had reversed the traditional gender roles. While the stories and contexts may be different, they both have worlds in which women are the superior sex which completely reversesContinue reading “Reversed Gender Roles in Sultana’s Dream and Barbie”
Paradise in The Blazing World and Paradise Lost
Jamie DaSilva Professor Nicholas Helms Rethinking Medieval Literature 8 December, 2023 After reading both Paradise Lost by John Milton and The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish I became interested in the way both describe paradise. Both texts describe a type of paradise in their way and I am curious as to how they are bothContinue reading “Paradise in The Blazing World and Paradise Lost”
The Influence of Kabuki Theater on Film and Anime
The art of Kabuki in Japanese theater made its way to America in the mid-1900’s, with 1960 bringing the first “authentic” (all-male, professional) performance to New York. It became a tool to reconcile Americans with Japanese culture following the war. “Kabuki was not simply introduced to America; it was promoted as part of a larger,Continue reading “The Influence of Kabuki Theater on Film and Anime”
Sprockets and Springes 