In this paper, I seek to examine this darkness, this messiness and confusion, and to uncover how far it stretches: how much it reveals and how much it hides. I understand that this is a complex project, and I understand that I...
It is fair to assume that the average American knows how to use the library. They know how to maneuver inside, whether to borrow a book, access a desktop computer, sign up for a free group class, pay off a fine, or simply enjoy...
When one thinks of violence, one tends to assume that the perpetrator and the victim of the violence are two separate individuals. But what happens when we discuss violence committed against the self? How can we work to...
Beginning in the Winter of 2019, the coronavirus pandemic took over the world, drastically changing our day-to-day lives. This study focuses on how the pandemic inflated intensive mothering standards, disproportionately...
Why are school shooters almost exclusively young, white men who frequently reveal contempt for women when committing their deadly crimes? I propose that the social construction of hegemonic masculinity informs perpetrators’...
My interest in studying the Anglophone Crisis began during my study abroad experience in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in the spring of 2018. I felt the impact of the conflict escalating throughout my time there, as my ability to freely...
Systemic sexual violence against African American women has had pervasive, continuous effects on their bodies, identities, and notions of sexuality. It remains significant to examine the institutionalized rape of Black female...