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Introduction Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel Persepolis  offers a profound narrative of personal and collective traumatic memories...

Comparing and contrasting the problems arising from questions of character motivation in Othello   This article explores the intricate...

Nella Larsen’s Passing intricately explores race, identity, and societal inequality during the Harlem Renaissance, focusing on Irene...

The concept of the gaze and an expanded awareness of it can be applied extensively in the analysis and criticism of literary texts. To...

Nothing appeared certain at the conclusion of the first meditation. Knowledge acquired through the senses was called into doubt by the...

This article will examine the vulnerability of female human and non-human bodies and their reproduction function in Salvage the Bone and...

Audre Lorde, a Black lesbian feminist, was invited to speak on a panel at New York University. Though feminism was the major topic of the...

Introduction and background The novel Passing by Nella Larsen examines the effects of racial "passing" on the two AfricanAmerican...

This article looks at how the theme of individual responsibility presented in Giovanni's Room. The focus will be to show how the form of...

Introduction and Discussion: Hard Times by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854 is a book which portrays and scrutinizes English...

James Baldwin wrote this open letter to his nephew, which was published later for a wider audience. He conveyed a message to his nephew...

My Year of Meats reflects important issues, such as the interrelation between corporate profit and patriarchal forces that threaten the...

Introduction and Background “Have you ever watched yourself from behind, going further and deeper into that landscape, away from you?”...

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong investigates the power of language from different perspectives. As an immigrant and a...

Tayo’s memory of a deer hunt before World War II (Ceremony, pp. 46–48) reveals opposing perspectives of the dominant and traditional...

Hooks begins her essay by reflecting on childhood experiences in which her parents punished her for staring. There’s a long legacy of...

Sara Ahmed highlights the feminist killjoy in her narrative of willful subjects. She explores both negativity and its promise of agency...

The important role of animals in Salvage the Bones can be analyzed from an ecofeminist perspective. Feminist efforts are not limited to...

Audre Lorde, a Black lesbian feminist, was invited to speak on a panel at New York University. Though feminism was the major topic of the...

Esch, the narrator of Jesmyn Ward’s novel Salvage the Bones, tells the reader, “Bodies tell stories.”3 This essay will examine the...