Laughing In The Wrong Places: Daniel Clowes And The Danger Of Nostalgia,
2024
Washington University in St. Louis
Laughing In The Wrong Places: Daniel Clowes And The Danger Of Nostalgia, Liam Cassidy
MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture
This essay explores the relationship between art objects and our past, narrowing in on nostalgia as a malevolent force in American culture that will lead to its eventual downfall. Focusing on Daniel Clowes’ latest graphic novel Monica as a case study, I demonstrate how graphic stories like this seek to reflect rather than interpret, and are often more closely aligned to the creator’s biography than an attempt at broad strokes or political pandering. The essay uses interviews with Clowes at various points of his career, reviews of Monica, academic essays on Clowes, as well as articles and books dissecting …
Unruly Play In Picture Books,
2024
Washington University in St. Louis
Unruly Play In Picture Books, Danielle Groak
MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture
This essay defines unruly and imaginative play based on a variety of interdisciplinary sources. The study examines a selection of children’s picture books that showcase a kind of play that defies normative narrative pacing, power dynamics, and narrative sequence. Future research is recommended to further interdisciplinary discourse on the complexity of imaginative play in children’s literature in a way that honors children’s agency as storytellers.
Acknowledgements,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Acknowledgements, Diamond Line Editors
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
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Miner Hymnal,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Miner Hymnal, Brenna Maxey
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
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Tonight,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Tonight, Micah Strafford
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
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Starlit Flames,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Starlit Flames, Marshall Deree
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
Beautiful, Tiny Dancers,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Beautiful, Tiny Dancers, Ally Iandolo
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
Plesiosaurs,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Plesiosaurs, Wyatt Becker
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
I Can't Wash My Hands,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
I Can't Wash My Hands, Everett Pledger
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
Morality,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Morality, Nayra Torres
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
Portrait Of A Wolf In Winter,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Portrait Of A Wolf In Winter, Mac Allen
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
Overcast,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Overcast, Lindsay Brassell
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
The Old House,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
The Old House, Emma Ming
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
Tea In A Garden,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Tea In A Garden, Emma Ming
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
The Garden,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
The Garden, Joshua Droll
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
Dear Mother Moon,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Dear Mother Moon, Sydney Breyare
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
Desert Church,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Desert Church, Evan Meyers
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
Smoke In The Wind,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Smoke In The Wind, Evan Meyers
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
For Spence,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
For Spence, Grace Breed
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
This Is How To Tell The Future,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
This Is How To Tell The Future, Sarah Stark
Diamond Line Undergraduate Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
