In the Moment by Max LernerPosted on January 29, 2020April 29, 2021 If I like a film enough after the first watch, I think about it nonstop for weeks on end. I ponder the moments that made me shudder and gasp. Advanced Writing CourseCriticismaesthetics emotion film narrative taste
I Am Not Real by Aiyana LapeyroleriePosted on January 27, 2020March 30, 2023 Precursor: I am going to lie to you. Everything is a choice. CriticismInterdisciplinary SeminarPoetryidentity perception reality subjectivity
The Second Crucifixion by Jonathan SonnenbergPosted on December 20, 2019April 27, 2021 With a sword the shape of a crucifix, they replaced so much with Jesus. Advanced Writing CoursePoetrycapitalism colonialism colonization consumerism religion
Maladaptive Daydreaming by Bryanna GaryPosted on December 18, 2019April 27, 2021 Daydreaming excessively: Great for the imagination; terrible for real life. Creative NonfictionIndependent Projectanxiety depression personal essay
The Single Woman: From Spinster to Self-Partnered by Gabriela SerpaPosted on December 17, 2019April 27, 2021 The term 'self-partnered’ doesn’t suggest that we have to be alone, rather it softly reminds us that there is a value in being with ourselves. CriticismIndependent ProjectResearchfeminism Love marriage relationships
WWF (World Wide Funk) by Kamau Littletree-HolstonPosted on December 16, 2019December 17, 2019 Take an audio-visual trip through Funk's history across space and time. Brit-Funk, City Pop, Italo-Disco, Afrobeat, Samba Funk...we got it all! Reading: optional; Watching & listening: required! AudioIndependent ProjectResearchhistory maps music
Waves by Milenka BermanovaPosted on December 13, 2019December 16, 2019 A song and animation. AudioIndependent ProjectVideoanimation music song trauma Video
An Ode to Bad Netflix Movies by Caroline MeredithPosted on December 11, 2019April 27, 2021 An exploration of camp in three of Netflix's guiltiest pleasures. CriticismIndependent Projectfilm writing
A Political Ecology of Plastiglomerate in Kaʻū, Hawai’i by Benjamin WeingerPosted on December 10, 2019April 27, 2021 An inquiry into the plastics on Hawaiian shores that centers the colonized and occupied homelands on which these objects are formed Independent ProjectResearchanthropocene colonialism decolonize environment hawai'i indigenous peoples land Plastic
Aposymbiosis by Ben TurtelPosted on December 9, 2019April 27, 2021 I had only ever thought about it as my shadow. I was in middle school when I first noticed it. FictionMA Programbiology doubles identity psychology science fiction shadow
Parables of Law and War by Nina Medernach, Cade Richmond, and Elizabeth BellottiPosted on December 5, 2019 The outpost had existed for centuries, stocked with soldiers for reasons lost to time. Advanced Writing CourseFictionlaw war
Coconuts by Emma BautistaPosted on December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 The history of a coastline rendered in stop-motion animation. Interdisciplinary SeminarVideoanimation colonialism environment history slavery
A Vile and Filthy People by Furqan SayeedPosted on November 20, 2019March 30, 2023 On growing up Muslim in America in the post-9/11 era. Advanced Writing CourseCreative Nonfiction21st century Childhood coming of age community identity islam muslim racism united states history
The Deception of The Bird Revelation by Olivia BrownPosted on November 20, 2019April 22, 2021 Chappelle's casual and conversational performance style in this special has a very specific function: It gets the audience on his side. Advanced Writing CourseCriticismcomedy identity performance
Who Would Record Our Family History? by Tina WangPosted on November 18, 2019March 5, 2024 Zhajiangmian is a dish that is at the core of Beijing culture and of three generations of women in my family. Interdisciplinary SeminarPortfoliochina cooking family food history identity the cultural revolution zines