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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Elders Talkin’, Lizzie Nova
“Blood Moon”, Carmela Lanza
If Everything Was Perfect, Courtney A. Brown
José Martí In Central Park, Zilia Balkansky-Sellés
José Martí In Central Park, Zilia Balkansky-Sellés
Comparative Woman
No abstract provided.
My Big Fat Catholic Queer Wedding, Kourtney Baker
My Big Fat Catholic Queer Wedding, Kourtney Baker
Comparative Woman
No abstract provided.
Om!, Aparajita Dutta
Continental Divide(S), Carmela Lanza
“Seven Mothers”, Carmela Lanza
Sacred Spaces, Ikea Johnson
Men Who Write About Women, Grace Pulliam
Mislabeled Muses, Deborah L. Dougherty
Mislabeled Muses, Deborah L. Dougherty
English Department: Traveling American Modernism (ENG 366, Fall 2018)
The women of the Beat generation are important artistic contributors to consider when analyzing the Beat movement. Through lives of Carolyn Cassady, Diane Di Prima, and Joan Vollmer Adams Burroughs a different experience to the Beat scene is revealed. Providing a brief but introspective analysis of three women essential to the Beat movement, this article presents a new perspective to consider when analyzing the artistic contributions and lives of the Beatnik women throughout the Beat era.
If He Can Do It, Why Can’T I?: Women’S Struggles Into Early Automobility, Emily Schlegel
If He Can Do It, Why Can’T I?: Women’S Struggles Into Early Automobility, Emily Schlegel
English Department: Traveling American Modernism (ENG 366, Fall 2018)
No abstract provided.
Tales Of Cherry Blossom Dreams, Kelly Dykstra
Tales Of Cherry Blossom Dreams, Kelly Dykstra
Honors Projects
I studied the writings of Female authors during the Heian era of Japan to write an original work imitating that style.
Burnt Lavender & Other Remnants, Danielle Airen Pringle
Burnt Lavender & Other Remnants, Danielle Airen Pringle
Department of English: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The following is an essay on the craft of poetry. It talks about influences for poetry writing including other poets, history, music, and the poet’s personal life, as well as the process of writing poetry throughout the poet’s life. The work focuses on how her poetry has developed and what she is trying to accomplish with her poetry in regards to women, power, and desire. The poems are usually persona poems written from the perspectives of medieval women (either real or imagined) and a few of her own personal poems. A sample of some of the poems are included here. …
Women Of The South: A Creative Exploration Of The Identity Of Women In The Southeastern U.S., Catherine Sharp
Women Of The South: A Creative Exploration Of The Identity Of Women In The Southeastern U.S., Catherine Sharp
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
No abstract provided.
Wait For It To Bloom., Deziree Brown
Wait For It To Bloom., Deziree Brown
All NMU Master's Theses
"wait for it to bloom." is a poetry collection of free verse poetry that examines black motherhood and womanhood in order to interrogate the sociopolitical implications of black women’s existence in a patriarchal, capitalistic society. Due to the intersections of our identities, black women face a specific type of discrimination that spans both racism and sexism, among other types of discrimination. The healing properties associated with astronomy and mythology are used as entry points to discuss this trauma, while popular culture is used to address these issues that happen daily in the media directly. This consistent bombardment of prejudice, along …
Finding Aid To The Collection Of Louise Helen Coburn Materials, Louise Helen Coburn, Colby College Special Collections
Finding Aid To The Collection Of Louise Helen Coburn Materials, Louise Helen Coburn, Colby College Special Collections
Finding Aids
Louise Helen Coburn was born in Skowhegan, Maine on September 1, 1856, daughter of Stephen Coburn and Helen Sophia Miller. Coburn was Colby's second female graduate (after Mary Low Carver) in 1877, and graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors. She also later received an honorary Litt. D. degree from Colby in 1914. Coburn's family was deeply tied to Colby College. Her father Stephen graduated in 1839, and the Coburn family was critical to Colby's early development as benefactors. Coburn was a co-founder, along with Mary Low Carver and others, of the Sigma Kappa Sorority. Coburn also later attended the Harvard …