By: Ryleigh Simmons You’re sitting on your couch, where you’ve been for the last few weeks. All of your classes are online and all non-essential stores are closed, not that you would risk going out anyways. You’re bored out of your mind, and you miss when things were normal. Your only solace is your phoneContinue reading “Cottagecore and its Connection to the Pastoral”
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I Have No Good Title For This Essay On Gender
Cora Rodriguez Critical Theory Project Two I Have No Good Title For This Essay On Gender When I was in high school, one of my friends referred to me using she/her pronouns, which I had used for my entire life. So naturally I was surprised when I discovered that those pronouns no longer described me, leaving a heavy feeling inContinue reading “I Have No Good Title For This Essay On Gender”
The Actor Network Theory of our Forests
-Tabitha Lopes A few months ago I saw a Ted talk with Canadian scientist, Suzanne Simard, who is on a mission to save our forests from commercial deforestation. Her work became groundbreaking when she discovered the communications network that exists between trees, plants and fungi. This immediately led me to realize how overlooked theContinue reading “The Actor Network Theory of our Forests”
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 “
Prehistoric Animals to Humanoids in Dinosaur Creek
*All art presented, traditional and digital, was made by Sara Howell* Sara Howell Nic Helms Critical Theory 7 May 2024 Prehistoric Animals to Humanoids in Dinosaur Creek Regarding anthropomorphic characters in fiction, we genuinely portray them as people in their world, like the animals in Disney’s Zootopia. “In the psychological literature, anthropomorphism has been definedContinue reading “Prehistoric Animals to Humanoids in Dinosaur Creek “
Unmasking Disability: A Critical Examination of The Phantom of the Opera Through the Lens of Disability Studies
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”
Where Do I Fit In?
Cora Rodriguez Critical Theory Essay Project 1 Where Do I Fit In? When I came out as non-binary to my family, they promised to try their best to remember my preferred pronouns. When I later mentioned to my mother that I was asexual, she asked me if that meant I thought that I could reproduceContinue reading “Where Do I Fit In?”
Barbie Girl in a White Barbie World: Intersectionality (or lack thereof) in Gerwig’s Barbie
by Megan Verrill Critical Theory The summer of 2023 was unforgettable for cinema; the Barbenheimer double release, two films of extreme opposite aesthetics, took the world by storm. The Barbie movie directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie was marketed as a pink, fun summer film. The psychological thriller undertones of the trailers andContinue reading “Barbie Girl in a White Barbie World: Intersectionality (or lack thereof) in Gerwig’s Barbie”
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”
Post-Structuralism and Genre: Ain’t Burned All the Bright
Makenna Horne Prof. Helms Critical Theory 8 March 2024 You may consider Ain’t Burned All the Bright a poetry book, or maybe a mature picture book, or maybe something in between. Written in one sitting and drawn onto pocket-sized moleskine pages, Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin created a masterpiece, engulfing the intense images and feelingsContinue reading “Post-Structuralism and Genre: Ain’t Burned All the Bright“
Sprockets and Springes 