Alexina Gillis Critical Theory Final Project Problematic Stereotypes in AI As an English major, the recent rise of AI in art and literature can be increasingly worrisome for a multitude of reasons. The first being the concern that AI has the ability to rip off peoples’ hard work and use it to build its ownContinue reading “Problematic Stereotypes in AI”
Language as a Weapon for Disqualification in Agustina Bazterrica’s Tender is the Flesh
Megan Verrill What would become of the meat industry without animals? The novel Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica explores a dystopian society in which all animals have been eliminated from the Earth due to disease. Instead of switching to vegetarian lifestyles, society switches to human meat in order to compensate for proteins onlyContinue reading “Language as a Weapon for Disqualification in Agustina Bazterrica’s Tender is the Flesh “
Seeking an Aesthetic of Qualification
Recently, public discourses have given way to a disturbing hierarchy of who deserves to be human and who we allow to be subject to violence. Acts of violence against certain populations are justified based on their perceived humanity – an unborn child is deemed more deserving of life than a mother, a refugee is deemedContinue reading “Seeking an Aesthetic of Qualification”
“It is not the biggest chimp that is the king of the jungle. It is the chimp that holds the biggest banana.”
Charles Farrar Browne is most likely a name you’ve never heard of in 2024 but almost I guarantee you’ve come across his work or rather what his work has inspired. Browne is often called the father of stand up comedy and is frequently hailed as the first person to ever do it in around theContinue reading ““It is not the biggest chimp that is the king of the jungle. It is the chimp that holds the biggest banana.””
Tracking “The Mad Woman in the Attic” – How The Depiction Evolved
For my project, I decided to create a timeline that follows the “Mad Woman in the Attic” trope and how the depiction of women in this trope evolved. I decided to include the short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman because it felt relevant. The purpose of this timeline is to showcase howContinue reading “Tracking “The Mad Woman in the Attic” – How The Depiction Evolved”
Prufrock.
Midnight Prufrock made a funny figure, weaving through the lamplight shadows, muttering the whole way under his breath. A careful passerby might have heard him saying “What is it? What is it?” and an even more careful passerby might have heard him replying “Oh do not ask. No, no.” To most though, his words wereContinue reading “Prufrock.”
Reading Variety Is Needed, Especially With Progressive Texts
Savannah Tessier Professor Helms EN 2490.01 In Jasbir Puar’s article, “‘I Would Rather Be a Cyborg Than a Goddess’: Becoming Intersectional in Assemblage Theory,” the intricate web of intersectionality within the framework of assemblage theory is meticulously dissected. A concept originated from Kimberlé Crenshaw, a Columbia Law School employee, and professional writer on critical raceContinue reading “Reading Variety Is Needed, Especially With Progressive Texts”
Why Bella Manningham and Jane Eyre Are The Same
Savannah Tessier Professor Helms EN 2490.01 At first glance Patrick Hamilton’s “Gas Light” and Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre,” seem to not be very similar. However, as we begin exploring the many themes found in “Gas Light” and “Jane Eyre” it becomes easier and easier to see how the two pieces stand hand in hand. WhileContinue reading “Why Bella Manningham and Jane Eyre Are The Same”
Three Sonnets inspired by Brontë’s Jane Eyre
(1.) Antoinette On days it rains I hear the roof cry out; is there another woman living up against the leaking silver sky? Safe from his voice, her subduing hands, and safe from bed’s depths, walls’ ends, this room is a country but above it is surely another. I would pierce the ceiling if IContinue reading “Three Sonnets inspired by Brontë’s Jane Eyre”
The Feminist Movement Through Media
When people think of feminism they usually think of a lot of different ideas. Some think it’s just equal rights for people everywhere regardless of who you are, others think that it’s a movement from independent women. Others think it’s just having women having their own time to shine in the spotlight that is beingContinue reading “The Feminist Movement Through Media”
Sprockets and Springes 