Table Of Contents,
2026
Bryant University
Editor's Note,
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Bryant University
Postmortem,
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Bryant University
Xxviii,
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Xxxiii,
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Xxxiv,
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I Carried You,
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Visitor,
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Fifty,
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Faith,
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Crack,
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Bryant University
Christine Keeler,
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Bryant University
After Yesterday,
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Bryant University
So, We Sit, Close,
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Bryant University
Death And The Uncanny: Freud, Grief, And The Horror Of Inevitability In Ari Aster’S Hereditary And Midsommar,
2026
Florida Atlantic University
Death And The Uncanny: Freud, Grief, And The Horror Of Inevitability In Ari Aster’S Hereditary And Midsommar, Courtney Michelle Taylor
Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present
This thesis explores how Ari Aster’s Hereditary (2018) and Midsommar (2019) create ongoing discomfort among viewers through their shared focus on death and the tensions between fate and freewill.
Using Freud’s concept of the uncanny as a lens, this thesis argues that these films are disturbing because they introduce familiar horrors in a newly unsetting way, forcing audience members to confront deep rooted fears of grief, loss, and the lack of control.
By repeatedly forcing his audience and characters to confront death and the illusion of agency, Aster successfully creates the prolonged anxiety and dread felt by many viewers of …
Saltfish And Seedcake: Examining Fantasy Through Food Studies,
2026
Florida Atlantic University
Saltfish And Seedcake: Examining Fantasy Through Food Studies, Isabella Martins-Simonsen
Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present
Although mundane and often overlooked in reality, in fantasy, food, like all other things, is entirely symbolic. Therefore, considering food closely when analyzing a fantasy text offers unique insights into the world being developed, the characters within that world, and the author’s own understanding of both the real and “secondary” world. In this paper, I consider the foods of Earthsea, Narnia, and Middle Earth to offer various perspectives on the worldbuilding and examine the implications of different foods in these well-known settings. For example, the tea served in Narnia creates a fantasy world that is more normal than the strange …
Peeling Back,
2026
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Peeling Back, Katelynn M. Humbles
KUCC -- Kutztown University Composition Conference
KUCC
Kutztown University Composition Conference
Kutztown University Composition Conference (KUCC)
Theme: “Writing Your Way Home”
Monday, April 14, 2025
Call For Presentations
For many, the most significant place in life is their home. It is where we withdraw and rest. It is where we feel safe and loved. But home is more than just a physical space—it's an idea, a feeling, a crucial part of one’s identity. Writers have spent their careers envisioning different ideas of home, just as we do. We also have the power to shape the kind of home we create for ourselves and others.
This year, …
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire: Female Directors Subverting The Male Gaze,
2026
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire: Female Directors Subverting The Male Gaze, Josephine Ebersole
KUCC -- Kutztown University Composition Conference
No abstract provided.
The Combahee River Collective’S Influence On Modern Feminism,
2026
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
The Combahee River Collective’S Influence On Modern Feminism, Josephine Ebersole
KUCC -- Kutztown University Composition Conference
No abstract provided.
Moving Forward And Looking Back,
2026
Bridgewater College
Moving Forward And Looking Back, Cinde Wollenberg
Virginia English Journal
No abstract provided.
