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Hit By Cupid's Arrow: Hidden Violence In Love Metaphors, Isis Dornbrook

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Love is an emotion that typically brings joy. However, the ways in which society talks about love suggest otherwise. The process of metaphor analysis makes the violence in societal expressions of love salient. Additionally, metaphor analysis shows that violent metaphors can inform the way people interact with one another throughout the stages of relationship formation, such as using metaphors to justify sexual and other types of physical abuse. Thus, this paper argues that metaphors, by shaping our attitudes and expectations about love, sex, and relationships, have observable social and cultural implications.

Passing Down: Nella Larsen's Questioning Of Eugenic Ideology, Sky R. Mcleod

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This article looks at Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel Passing and examines how eugenic ideology of the time period are explored and critiqued through the story and characters. The novel follows two light skinned black women who grew up together and are reunited as adults. This reconciliation takes place under the backdrop of the Harlem Renaissance where the expectations of New Negro womanhood mix with a growing wave of eugenic thought and practices. In the 1920’s many influential thinkers, including black leaders such as W. E.B. Du Bois, were convinced that the only way to move the human race forward was …

Data Visualization: Analyzing An Evidentiary Archive, John Kohlepp

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This paper summarizes my approach to analyzing the evidentiary archive of Lisa Mendelman’s article “Character Defects: The Racialized Addict and Nella Larsen’s Passing” as part of Dr. Brenda Glascott’s HON 399 class in the Portland State Honors College. My teammates for this project were Joshua Allen, Elizabeth Estrada Torres, and Daman McConnell—I thank each of them for the hard work and insightful analysis they contributed to our collective work.

The 1929 novel Passing by Nella Larsen is a Harlem Renaissance masterpiece touching upon New Negro aspirations and the societal and psychological minefield of managing (and transgressing) racial boundaries as they …

Eng 5061a-600: Special Topics In Literature And Literary Theory, Melissa Ames

Fall 2022

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Eng 3001-001: Advanced Composition, Tim Engles

Fall 2022

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Eng 1000-001: College Composition I, Ashley Flach

Fall 2022

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Eng 1001g-007: College Composition I, Ann Hart

Fall 2022

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Eng 1001g-010: College Composition I, Shelly Spear

Fall 2022

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Eng 3001-600: Advanced Composition, Donna Binns

Fall 2022

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Eng 4760-600: Special Topics In Professional Writing, Donna Binns

Fall 2022

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Eng 4761z-600: Advanced Nonfictin Writing, Colleen Abel

Fall 2022

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Eng 4765-001: Professional Editing, Angela Vietto

Fall 2022

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Eng 4903-710: Young Adult Literature, Elizabeth Tacke

Fall 2022

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Eng 5500-001: Practicum In Writing Center Theory And Practice, Terri Fredrick

Fall 2022

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Tha 2258-001: Script Analysis, Chris Wixson

Fall 2022

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Wgs 2309g-001: Introduct Ion To Women's And Gender Studies, Jeannie Ludlow

Fall 2022

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Eng 1001g-006: College Composition I, Leanne Akins

Fall 2022

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Eng 1091g-099: College Composition Critical Reading & Source-Based Writing Honors, Mike Mcclelland

Fall 2022

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Eng 2000-001: Introduction To Creative Writing, Mike Mcclelland

Fall 2022

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Eng 5007-001: Composition Theory And Pedagogy, Rachael Ryerson

Fall 2022

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