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The Bridge, Volume 21, 2024, Bridgewater State University

the bridge

Designers:

Mollie Rose Burk

Liz Cowden

Zachary Lucius

Colm McDonough

Arlene Perez

Editor-in-Chief

Ashley LaVergne

Editors:

Jaina Hicks

Emma Voelker

Faculty Advisor:

Jessica Melendy

Design Advisor:

Professor Alain Blunt

Describing Dictee, Seo-Young J. Chu

Publications and Research

The visual images in Dictee are famously captionless. They resist straightforward explanation. In writing image descriptions of the images in Dictee, I have tried to preserve the "captionlessness" of the original. The point here is not to explain the pictures—an image description is not identical to a caption—but to make Dictee more accessible to readers who are blind and visually impaired. I realize, of course, that in trying to make Dictee's captionless images more "legible," I have inevitably "mistranslated" Dictee as it was originally designed to be experienced. Its captionlessness is lost in translation despite my efforts to preserve it. …

Calliope, Georgia Southern University

Calliope Magazine

Volume 42

Alabama Postcards, Katie Nethery

Theses

I chose to write Alabama Postcards to give my reader a clear view of what different areas of Alabama are like, as well as the kinds of people you can find there, based on personal experiences throughout life. I also feel these essays serve as a memoir about my family and how they have helped shape me into who I am today, even those I never got to meet. I chose to use “postcards” in the title since I chose to write about different areas of Alabama, and aimed to give my reader a clear image of what these towns …

Imaginary Margins: Disability Poetics & Reinventing The Page, Audrey T. Heffers

Graduate Publications – English

Disability poetics resist marginalisation by centralising disabled words and experiences, both literally and figuratively. In a world that prioritises ability, disabled bodyminds are marked as deviant from norms and conventions. Disabled poets have the opportunity to resist the normalised ‘body’ of the poem on the page. Conventions, rules, and norms can shape poetry – not just rhyme and metre, but line breaks, line arrangements, and limiting poems to the written linguistic mode. Disability poetics can include techniques such as poems written sideways, prose poems, and multimodally-composed texts, as explored in Tonguebreaker by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Wound from the Mouth of …

Adolescence: A Collection Of Short Stories ; Title Pending: A Novel, Dylan Siegel

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

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Pandemic Memory Project: Student Reflections On The Covid-19 Pandemic Of 2020, Javier Acosta, Jazylina Albelda, Stella Artukovich, Carter Bell, Tyler Bernius, Hailey Butcher, Janelle Feraro, Declan O'Flynn, Trinity Formalejo, Abigail Garcia, Jason Halpren, Jasmin Mazarlegos-Rodas, Citlaly Molina, Armando Munoz, Sophia Portillos, Alaiyah San Juan, Leslie Solorio, Sven Zalmovic, Adrianna Torres, Brooke Vafi, Saul Valle, Deepalakshmi Vanaraja, Olivia Wynn, Yoselin Calderon, Alycia Carrasco, Pj Volz, Nanik Tangore, Aaron Richardson

History and Political Science | Pandemic Memory Project

"The Pandemic Memory Project," is the work of students in Making of Today: Contemporary World History from Fall term, 2023. It is a poignant and insightful e-book collection that documents both American and international student experiences of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. Through a series of reflective essays, students candidly share their memories and reflections on the profound impact of the pandemic as it affected various aspects of their lives.

Spanning the periods before, during, and after the pandemic, these essays offer a rich tapestry of personal narratives that explore the complexities of learning, friendships, and personal identity amid unprecedented challenges. …

Integrating Creative Writing And Dance - A Reflective Collection, Grace Becker

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

This project highlights my dual artistic experiences in dance and creative writing throughout my time at WKU through a portfolio website, where all my work will be available in one place. In this project, I showcase the progression of my writing throughout my undergraduate career. This portfolio includes reflections on each piece. As a writer and dancer, I have learned that skills in both art forms enhance productivity in each area. This project allowed me to reflect on my progress as a writer, dancer, and choreographer, and look forward to how I will continue this integration in my professional career.

Opposition Man, Theodore John Stratton

Dartmouth College Master’s Theses

Michael M. Morris is an oppositional researcher searching not only for dirt to take down those he feels are unworthy to hold political office, but also for his own direction in life. After the tragic loss of his wife and only child, he begins to put the pieces of his life back together, only to be pulled back into both destructive old habits and into the very town he hoped to avoid. Persuaded to return to Tallahassee, Florida, Mike finds himself not only fighting the wealthy and politically powerful family responsible for his misery but also the guilt that keeps …

Ukrainian Beauty, Daryna Gladun

Dartmouth College Master’s Theses

‘Ukrainian Beauty’ is a collection of poetry that emerged from my two years in MALS. It confronts the misrepresentation of a female body and experience in a male-dominant society of a rising democracy.

The poetry collection commences with an essay, ‘Ukrainian Beauty—91’ and beyond,’ which delves into the historical and political backdrop of the first national pageant, ‘Ukrainian Beauty,’ held in February 1991, a pivotal year marked by the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The 20 poems in the collection reference the late 1980s-1990s artworks by the Kharkiv School of Photography and Odesa Conceptual Artists, Les Podervianskyi’s radio plays, texts …

Behind The Rhododendron, Tj Riley

Dartmouth College Master’s Theses

Like a rhododendron, man most often presents to the observer his ornamental self. Yet, what keeps in the shadows of all he presents to the world? What remains beneath in the dark soils of past experience from where he’s come? What must perish and decay to yield hearty growth and an individual expression that reaches humbly, and more deeply, toward some divine light? And what of this seemingly intuitive notion of something sacred he may struggle to comprehend and know?

Behind the Rhododendron is an intensely personal collection of poems that earnestly strives to scratch at the surface of such …

Cave Music, Ian Sowerwine

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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Four Different Ways Of Looking At Regalia, Kylie Jones

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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Six Ways Of Looking At A Brush Dance, Anieya Mccovey

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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The White Rose, Mia Hong-Nototney

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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Three Ways Of Looking At The Moon, Summer Little-Dean

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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Celebrating Writing In Our Communities: An Anthology Of The Winning Entries Of The Redwood Writing Contest 2024

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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A Revelation, Bellamy Nofsinger

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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An Aromatic Ghost Poem, Autumn Hudgens

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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Mac And Cheese, Ana Lucia Ramos Torres

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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My Time At A Concert And Disney On Ice, Charlotte Mcgrew

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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The Egg Hunt, Brayden Ford

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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The Perfect Clearing, Kona Bettenhausen

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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Ihuk, Hazel Marshall

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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Trundle On The Ranch, Leola Griffith

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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Mother Sun, Greg Pronovost-Carlson

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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September 11, 2001, Gracelyn Cox

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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Rocks, Izelle Magana

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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Crimson River, Sierra Blakeslee

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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What Does 8th Grade Really Teach You, Parker Pierson

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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