Waves of Vapor by Jonathan SonnenbergPosted on March 20, 2017December 10, 2020 Identifying Conceptual Marxism in Postmodern Electronic Music CriticismFirst-Year Writing SeminarMarxism sampling
Where’s the Money, America? by Thalia ClarkPosted on February 17, 2017April 3, 2023 On waking up from the "American Dream." CriticismFirst-Year Writing Seminarclass economics inequality inheritance united states
Information Overload by Julia DupirePosted on February 17, 2017November 17, 2020 "One is not wise because of an exposure to the fruits of knowledge, which are information. One is wise because of the internal understanding of information, which is done through an active consciousness.” CriticismFirst-Year Writing Seminarinternet media
How to Steal Stories by Nicolas LeBrunPosted on February 3, 2017November 13, 2020 What liberties can writers take in using other people's lives in their work? A look at two stories by Alice Munro. CriticismFirst-Year Writing Seminarappropriation authenticity authorship fiction
Not Your Average Board Game by Mercer MalakoffPosted on January 27, 2017November 13, 2020 On a writer's psychological play with New York City. CriticismFirst-Year Writing Seminargames New York City sigmund freud
Revolution Girl-Style Now! by Marisa CookePosted on January 23, 2017November 13, 2020 How the Riot Grrrl Movement Scandalized America and Launched Third Wave Feminism CriticismFirst-Year Writing Seminarfeminism punk riot grrrl
No Mere City by Kennedy WilliamsPosted on May 3, 2016October 13, 2020 "As someone who moved to New York City seven months ago, I’m aware that it could be a daunting experience." Criticism. CriticismFirst-Year Writing Seminarjoan didion New York City
Eyes of the Beholders by Antony DiGiacomoPosted on April 28, 2016October 13, 2020 From replicant to human, "what explains Deckard’s change of heart?" An analysis of Blade Runner. CriticismFirst-Year Writing Seminarartificial intelligence beauty ontology
Food for Thought by Grace EasterlyPosted on March 24, 2016October 8, 2020 Women as Producers, Retailers, and Consumers in the Global Food Industry First-Year Writing SeminarResearchagriculture consumers food gender women
Speaking but Still Unheard by Anna Ijiri OehlkersPosted on March 22, 2016October 8, 2020 "Many have heralded the Internet as an equalizing network. . . . But is it really so simple?" CriticismFirst-Year Writing Seminardiversity journalism media representation social media
Of Monsters and Mothers by Delia Graham-CostelloPosted on March 4, 2016October 8, 2020 The Allegory of Childbirth in the Material and Dream of Shelly’s 1831 Introduction to Frankenstein CriticismFirst-Year Writing SeminarFrankenstein monsters mothers psychology writing
“Are you a good person?” by Keyli PeraltaPosted on February 22, 2016March 30, 2023 On robots, humans, and mortality in Ex Machina. CriticismFirst-Year Writing Seminarartificial intelligence Frankenstein humanity morality ontology technology
Food Stars by Teresa WangPosted on February 18, 2016October 6, 2020 "'Food porn' describes an obsession with all things food, and the term has saturated the vocabulary of Americans like golden butter on thick toast." CriticismFirst-Year Writing Seminarfood Pornography
City of Broken Glass by Leo de RothschildPosted on December 1, 2015October 1, 2020 A look at the relationship between crime, policing, and the self-appointed bringer of justice in the Baltimore of popular culture. CriticismFirst-Year Writing Seminarjustice
The Art of Listening by Matt DickasonPosted on November 10, 2015October 1, 2020 "Observation . . . enable[s] the city-dweller to be curious about the world and see urban space in a new light." CriticismFirst-Year Writing Seminarcities music neighbors noise sound Walter Benjamin