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The City After: Crises In Contemporary New York Narratives, Rachel Peri Papert Jan 2017

The City After: Crises In Contemporary New York Narratives, Rachel Peri Papert

Senior Projects Spring 2017

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.


“Shutting Her Up:” An Exploration Of The Madwoman And The Madhouse In Victorian Literature, Savannah Jane Bachman Jan 2017

“Shutting Her Up:” An Exploration Of The Madwoman And The Madhouse In Victorian Literature, Savannah Jane Bachman

Senior Projects Spring 2017

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Languages and Literature of Bard College.


The Library In Literature, Hannah Madelene Richter Livant Jan 2017

The Library In Literature, Hannah Madelene Richter Livant

Senior Projects Spring 2017

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Languages and Literature of Bard College.


Together We’Ll Make Magic: Exploring The Relationship Between Empathy And Literature Using Ruth Ozeki’S “A Tale For The Time Being”, Janet Lindsay Dinozzi-Houser Jan 2017

Together We’Ll Make Magic: Exploring The Relationship Between Empathy And Literature Using Ruth Ozeki’S “A Tale For The Time Being”, Janet Lindsay Dinozzi-Houser

Senior Projects Spring 2017

My project is devoted to untangling the often-misunderstood and misapplied subject of empathy, particularly as it relates to the reading process. I begin with a brief background of the term’s history and the debate surrounding its use by researchers in the fields of both Psychology and Philosophy of Mind. I then apply this critical understanding of a commonly invoked term to a close reading of contemporary novel A Tale for The Time Being by Japanese-American novelist Ruth Ozeki. Dedicated primarily to the fictional story of Nao Yasutani, a teenage girl struggling with her recent move back to Japan after a …