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Laminated Paint, Travis R. Austin

Theses and Dissertations

Though we may not perceive it, we are surrounded by material-in-flux. Inert materials degrade and the events that comprise our natural and social environments causally thread into a duration that unifies us in our incomprehension. Sounds reveal ever-present vibrations of the landscape: expressions of the flexuous ground on which we stand.

Commonthought (2017), Commonthought Staff

Commonthought

This issue features works created by Lesley University students and covers a broad range of topics. The work itself crosses many disciplines from creative writing to visual arts.

Live. Tell. Resist., Angel Vazquez, Kyle Liang, Anthony Zelaya-Umanzor, Rosie Mejia, Patricia Gutierrez, Kayla Hampton, Mariacarolina Gomez, Melissa Martinez-Sanchez, Harman Brah, Victoria Arevalo, Tyra Cecilio, Dion Dang, Camila De Pierola, Noemi Fernandez Luna, Isabelle Marin, Mackenzie Mead, Jason Munoz, Daniel Penuela, Andrei Pineda, Patrick Pozon, Larissa Ramirez, Jasmine Segovia, Julien Stone Zachary, Aira Wada, Jiaxing Yu, Ariana Siordia, Jazmin Quezada

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

This edition of First-Gen Voices features the stories and work of 24 first-generation college students at multiple higher education institutions. The aim is to disseminate a story about us, for us, and consequently, the dominant cultures that have yet to learn from our power.

Dignidad, Poder, Resistencia // Dignity, Power, Resistance, Michael Munoz, Alanis Gonzalez, Tallie Spencer, Isabelle Marin, Lesly Juarez, Christopher Reynoso, Antonia Garcia, Abigail Goad, Athena Martinez, Ruth Gomez, Angel Vazquez, Jazmin Quezada, Jasmine Segovia, Jordyn Wedell, Yulisa Gonzalez, Laura Mena Hernandez, Keiri Fernandez

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

First To Go Abroad" is a partnership between the Loyola Marymount University First To Go Program, LMU Study Abroad, and the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), which seeks to increase study abroad opportunities for first-generation college students. In May 2017, fifteen first-gen students and two first-gen faculty mentors traveled together to Santiago, Dominican Republic, where they spent ten days exploring the country and learning about the local cultures, customs, and histories of the people who call the DR home.

Travel is a privilege not all students have the same access to; for some students, this trip was the first …

Looking Through The Glass: An Album Of Original Music And Accompanying Artist Book, Sam Genualdi

Lawrence University Honors Projects

“Looking Through the Glass” is a 12 track, 38-minute long album of original songs accompanied by a hand-bound artist book. The book houses the CD as a well as an accordion-structure text block of original prints. The content and form of the work draw upon the experiences of the author to create a unique and personal take on memory as a human experience. Sam Genualdi composed and produced all of the music as well as created all of the art.

Contributors, Manuscripts Staff

Manuscripts

List of contributors and short biographies.

Dreams Of The Past, Present, And Future, Camille Bates

Manuscripts

Illustration by Camille Bates.

Sharp, Kasey Kirchner

Manuscripts

Poetry by Kasey Kirchner.

It’S Not You It’S Me (And Other Lies Told At Kickapoo State Park), Erica-Noel Ortega

Manuscripts

Poetry by Erica-Noel Ortega.

Destroying Angel, Karena Bakas

Manuscripts

Poetry by Karena Bakas. Runner-Up in the 2017 Manuscripts Poetry Contest with Alessandra Lynch.

Mossywater, Ariana Hays

Manuscripts

Illustration by Ariana Hays.

> Define (Var_6f33k92.Status); <>, Jay Kaiser

Manuscripts

Prose by Jay Kaiser.

My Resume Entry, Justina Kaiser

Manuscripts

Poetry by Justina Kaiser.

Goldenrod Girl, Camille Bates

Manuscripts

Illustration by Camille Bates.

The Puppies, Chloe Sell

Manuscripts

Poetry by Chloe Sell. Winner of the 2017 Manuscripts Poetry Contest with Alessandra Lynch.

Homecoming, Spencer Lough

Manuscripts

Prose by Spencer Lough.

New Exhibit At The Zoo, Matthew Del Busto

Manuscripts

Poetry by Matthew Del Busto.

I Capitalized “Woman” And It Hasn’T Killed Us Yet, Megan Cooper

Manuscripts

Prose by Megan Cooper.

Film Noir, Ariana Hays

Manuscripts

Illustration by Ariana Hays.

Throwing Dirt, Kate Emmert

Manuscripts

Prose by Kate Emmert. Winner of the 2017 Manuscripts Prose Contest with Kelsey Parker Ervick.

Fairy Letters, Brittan Semler

Manuscripts

Poetry by Brittan Semler.

Regret, Rachel Worley

Manuscripts

Poetry by Rachel Worley.

Elephant Ears, Ariana Hays

Manuscripts

Illustration by Ariana Hays.

#42, Hayley Gearheart

Manuscripts

Prose by Hayley Gearheart.

Dead Brother, Kelsey Richey

Manuscripts

Poetry by Kelsey Richey.

Westfriedhof, Michael Andrews

Manuscripts

Photograph by Michael Andrews.

Interview With Marlon James, Julian Wylie

Manuscripts

Marlon James is the author of three novels, most recently A Brief History of Seven Killings, which won the coveted Man Booker Prize in 2015. He is also the writer behind John Crow’s Devil, published 2005, and The Book of Night Women, published 2009. Since 2007, James has been a professor of creative writing at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He has also written for numerous publications, including The New York Times. During his visit to Butler University as part of the Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series, James took the time to speak with …

Elegy For My Wisdom Teeth, Claire Christoff

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Poetry by Claire Christoff.

Muros, Arisa Moreland

Manuscripts

Prose by Arisa Moreland. Runner-Up in the 2017 Manuscripts Prose Contest with Kelsey Parker Ervick.

Still Life, Ariana Hays

Manuscripts

Illustration by Ariana Hays.