Change: A Podcast/Elaine Schumacher

Listen here: https://record.reverb.chat/s/IJ6zeznDbU6sV8NuTJEn Today I’m going to be talking about change. After reading the novel Zone One by Colson Whitehead, I’ve been really thinking about why humans struggle so much with change. It’s clear that change is an integral part of being a human, yet most of us, myself included, have an overwhelming fear of Read More …

Father, Lover, or Manipulator?: Examining David Copperfield’s Desires and the Role of James Steerforth /Anna VanSeveren

1st Place, Critical Essay, 2021 Literary Awards In the search to understand identity and desire, same-sex relationships have become an important pillar of modern literature. Authors such as James Baldwin, Virginia Woolf, E.M. Forster, and Oscar Wilde have explored such relationships, whether subtly or openly. For example, Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room, first published in 1956, is Read More …