Makenna G. Horne Prof. Nic Helms Critical Theory 7 May 2024 Reading and Compassion: Neurodivergence as Dyslexia Does reading aid our empathy? Or do we already have that embedded in our brains before we learn to read? Is there a norm to reading? There is a stream of constant questions when it comes to cognitionContinue reading “Reading and Compassion: Neurodivergence as Dyslexia”
Tag Archives: Cognition
Water and Cognition in Early Modern English Literature
Water and Cognition in Early Modern English Literature, which I co-edited with Steve Mentz, is now out in print from Amsterdam University Press! Water and cognition seem unrelated things, the one a physical environment and the other an intellectual process. The essays in this book show how bringing these two modes together revitalizes our understandingContinue reading “Water and Cognition in Early Modern English Literature”
To knit the knot: embodied mind in John Donne’s “The Ecstasy”
My essay on cognition and John Donne is available now from The Seventeenth Century: “To knit the knot: embodied mind in John Donne’s ‘The Ecstasy.’” If you’re interested in reading my work, I’ve got a limited number of free eprints I can distribute. Email me and I’ll send you the link (nrhelms@ua.edu). Here’s the abstract:Continue reading “To knit the knot: embodied mind in John Donne’s “The Ecstasy””
Sprockets and Springes 