Mechanical Parts,
2017
Hamline University
Mechanical Parts, Kyle W. White-Mcginn
Creative Writing Programs
A collection of poems related to cancer, boxing, and a fictionalized Rochester, Minnesota (renamed Medicine City).
Exorcising Power,
2017
City University of New York (CUNY)
Exorcising Power, John Jarzemsky
Theses and Dissertations
This paper theorizes that authors, in an act I have termed “literary exorcism,” project and expunge parts of their identities that are in conflict with the overriding political agenda of their texts, into the figure of the villain. Drawing upon theories of power put forth by Judith Butler, I argue that this sort of projection arises in reaction to dominant ideas and institutions, but that authors find ways to manipulate this process over time. By examining a broad cross-section of English-language literature over several centuries, this phenomenon and its evolution can be observed, as well as the means by which …
Desire, Curiosity, And The Search For Truth In Proust, Moreno, And Bechdel,
2017
CUNY Graduate Center
Desire, Curiosity, And The Search For Truth In Proust, Moreno, And Bechdel, Santiago Parga Linares
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Marcel Proust’s influence on twentieth century literature is broad and has been well documented. This dissertation attempts a comparative reading of À la recherche du temps perdu that places it in contrast with Colombian writer Marvel Moreno’s 1987 novel, En diciembre llegaban las brisas, and Alison Bechdel’s 2006 comic memoir, Fun Home. Starting from a Deleuzian reading of the Recherche, this dissertation proposes the notion of the “proustian truth seeker”, a thematic and stylistic phenomenon which can be traced in all three writers. The characteristics of the truth seeker can be used to understand the ways in …
The Still Uproar Of Conrad's Press: A Breakdown Of "High" Literature In The Modern Metropolis,
2017
University of North Florida
The Still Uproar Of Conrad's Press: A Breakdown Of "High" Literature In The Modern Metropolis, Alexandra Mulry
The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English
No abstract provided.
The Identity In-Between: A Historical Close Reading Of Sylvia Plath's "Morning Song",
2017
St. Mary's College of Maryland
The Identity In-Between: A Historical Close Reading Of Sylvia Plath's "Morning Song", Allison Barrett
The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English
No abstract provided.
Stones And Souls: The Function Of Alchemy In Modern Young Adult Fantasy,
2017
College of Charleston
Stones And Souls: The Function Of Alchemy In Modern Young Adult Fantasy, Lauren Mitchell
The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English
No abstract provided.
Back Matter,
2017
USC Aiken
Back Matter, Douglas Higbee
The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English
No abstract provided.
The Poet Legislator,
2017
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
The Poet Legislator, Thomas Simonson
The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English
No abstract provided.
A Fine Line: Conflicting Interpretations Of Homoeroticism And Self-Love In Nella Larsen's Passing,
2017
Ursinus College
A Fine Line: Conflicting Interpretations Of Homoeroticism And Self-Love In Nella Larsen's Passing, Emily C. Shue
The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English
No abstract provided.
The Oswald Review Of Undergraduate Research And Criticism In The Discipline Of English: Volume 19 Fall 2017,
2017
University of South Carolina
The Oswald Review Of Undergraduate Research And Criticism In The Discipline Of English: Volume 19 Fall 2017
The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English
No abstract provided.
The Monstrosity Of Language: Frankenstein And The Descent Into Cultural Misrepresentation,
2017
Elmira College
The Monstrosity Of Language: Frankenstein And The Descent Into Cultural Misrepresentation, Diandra Alvarado
The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English
No abstract provided.
Front Matter,
2017
USC Aiken
Front Matter, Douglas Higbee
The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English
No abstract provided.
Contents,
2017
USC Aiken
Contents, Douglas Higbee
The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English
No abstract provided.
Desert Pool {If Every Desert Was Once A Sea},
2017
York University
Desert Pool {If Every Desert Was Once A Sea}, Karen Miranda Abel
The Goose
Desert Pool {If every desert was once a sea} is a site-specific art project by Canadian artist Karen Miranda Abel completed in 2016 while artist-in-residence at Joya: arte + ecología, an arts-led research centre situated in an alpine desert within a national park in southern Spain. The elemental installation represents an envisioning of the ancient sea that occupied the Sierra de María-Los Vélez Natural Park millions of years before the current desert ecology, a time when its highest mountain peaks may have been islands.
Wilderness On The Page,
2017
Memorial University of Newfoundland (retired professor)
Wilderness On The Page, John Steffler
The Goose
This essay explores the role that literature can play in a rethinking of Western culture's relationship with the natural environment.
The Sin Of Pride In Dressing Bodies In Spanish And Anglo-American Ballads,
2017
University of Navarra
The Sin Of Pride In Dressing Bodies In Spanish And Anglo-American Ballads, Ana Belén Martínez García
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
In her article "The Sin of Pride in Dressing Bodies in Spanish and Anglo-American Ballads" Ana Belén Martínez García argues that trying to decipher the reasons for characters to dress in a certain way may help discover the underlying sociocultural mechanisms that prevail. The author aims to reveal the gender divide associated to clothing through a comparative approach towards popular literature in Spanish and English. She uses Judith Butler's theory of performative acts in order to conduct the text analysis. Clothes-related acts feature prominently in the case of popular balladry. Spanish "romances" and Anglo-American ballads are poems that were and …
Muriel Rukeyser's "The Book Of The Dead": An Analytical Appreciation,
2017
CUNY Graduate Center
Muriel Rukeyser's "The Book Of The Dead": An Analytical Appreciation, Emily Cogan
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Muriel Rukeyser’s poetry has always focused around a particular event be it something of global proportions such as the Spanish Civil War (Mediterranean) or the Japanese occupation of Korea (The Gates) or, as with The Book of the Dead, a specific disaster closer to her home, America. Her poetry, however, never exists purely in the realm of politics; she never aligned herself with any particular political party and consequently her poetry is never simply a call to arms or a manifesto in verse. Throughout the body of Rukeyser’s work there are echoes and allusions to …
Literary Exposures For An Ecological Age,
2017
Weber State University
Literary Exposures For An Ecological Age, Christy Call
The Goose
This paper argues that exposures through literature to human fragility and vulnerability, which are default modes of life within the relational collective on-page, rehearse critical engagements for life off-page during a time of climate change.
Responding To A Racist Climate: An Editorial,
2017
Athabasca University
Responding To A Racist Climate: An Editorial, Paul Huebener, Amanda M. Di Battista
The Goose
Editorial introduction to The Goose Volume 16, Issue 1 (2017).
No Time To Defend The Pre-Post-Truth World,
2017
University of Victoria
No Time To Defend The Pre-Post-Truth World, Richard Pickard
The Goose
As much as the "post-truth" needs to be challenged and countered, the humanities can play a crucial role in keeping alive the understanding that the pre-post-truth world ought not to be conserved, but transformed positively. After all, this was a world marked by accelerating anthropogenic climate change, by ongoing and transforming colonialism, by racism as a structural pillar, by misogyny and sexism. The environmental humanities must retain their historic radical mission, and they will founder if they surrender such a potential.
