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Silence Across Screens: A Dual-Method Analysis of Gendered Emotional Labor in The Farewell
Cheney Zhang ‘29 — This article examines how The Farewell (2019), directed by Lulu Wang, constructs and circulates gendered emotional labor within a transnational Chinese family. While the film is…
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Emma Wang: Contemporary Revelations and Hippie Modernisms
Helen Ives ‘26 — This paper examines the work of WashU Sam Fox senior Emma Wang. Specifically, it contextualizes Wang’s practice within the history of hippie modernism, a 1960s art…
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From Community to Self-Ownership: Black Power, Gangsta Rap, and the Rise of Neoliberalism
Shawn Syed ’28 — How should we think of the relationship between Black Power and Gangsta rap? Scholars have long debated the relations between the two, largely dividing into two…
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Icelandic Identity and Landscape: The Effect of Modernization and Climate Change on Icelandic Folklore and Supernatural Beliefs
Jane Leavitt ’27 — This paper focuses on the vast mythological landscape of Icelandic folklore and Sagas, with a specific focus on trolls, Elves, and civil war Sagas. It highlights…
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From Barrie to Branding: The Rewriting of Tinker Bell in the Disney Fairies Franchise
Sophia Garthe ’27 — Few characters are as synonymous with The Walt Disney Company as Mickey Mouse; however, Tinker Bell comes strategically close. Introduced in 1904 through J. M. Barrie’s…
