This project examines the reconfiguration of myth, legend, and folklore to subvert cultural expectations of gendered performance in Carmen Maria Machado’s “The Husband Stitch.” Spivak’s...
This oral history project offers analysis into the work and embodiment of women in the southern Appalachian region. Using a regional-focus, the project centers on...
As a writer and a feminine-presenting person, I have always been drawn to horror fiction as a way to explore personal experiences and the cultural...
This paper is the culmination of a senior project for English and Writing Studies. Drawing on the researcher’s previous experience with trauma study, it explores...
Confessional poetry challenges traditional notions of self-expression by delving into personal and often taboo subjects that were not typically addressed in poetry before. It goes...
My research set out to dissect the question: How can monstrosity be reclaimed through transness? Understanding the concept of "monstering" as a verb, an action...
When first working on world building for my original piece, I knew I wanted to write a story with original mythology. In order to do...