esufconferenceApr 16, 20217 min readThe Film as a Canvas: How Color and Choreography Paint Asian Cinematic NarrativesBy Jocelyn Dzuong When one thinks of Asian cinema, the first thing that probably comes to mind is martial arts films or thrilling action...
esufconferenceApr 16, 202113 min readPride and Prejudice and Fairytale: Consent as Ideal Romance in Austen’s novelBy Hannah Calderazzo Jane Austen is most often known as a great realist writer. Yet, in many ways, Austen’s works also can be seen as...
esufconferenceApr 16, 20218 min readThe Endurance of Anne FrankBy Layla Slate Today, a simple Google search for “Anne Frank” yields her most highly regarded quote; “…In spite of everything I still...
esufconferenceApr 16, 20217 min readDivided Man: Alienation of the Individual in The Dead and “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"By Franco Graaff Jordao de Magalhaes Snow blankets James Joyce’s The Dead, serving not only to differentiate life and death but also...
esufconferenceApr 15, 20217 min readSuffering and Spirituality in Hemingway's StoriesBy Alec Kissoondyal Many of Hemingway's stories are famous--or perhaps, infamous-- for the numerous moments of violence and hardship...
esufconferenceApr 15, 20218 min readAn exploration of “the other” in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Lifeby Emily Miranda Introduction Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein paved the way for the art-horror genre, introducing one of literature’s most...
esufconferenceApr 15, 202113 min readSentimentalizing the “Savage” and the “Saint”: Attempted Reconciliation Through Hope LeslieBy Halley Lane In 1827, Catharine Maria Sedgwick published her frontier romance novel, Hope Leslie: Or, Early Times in the Massachusetts,...
esufconferenceApr 15, 202114 min readHow did Castro's Early Life, Inspirations, and Actions Influence him to Shape Cuba Under Communism?by Marian Hernandez I: Introduction This essay will discuss and evaluate the how the development of Castro’s political influence in Cuba...
esufconferenceApr 11, 20216 min readEyes of Laura Mulvey: Sex, Violence, and the Male Gaze in Eyes of Laura Marsby Katie Bonevento Laura Mulvey changed the world of film criticism forever when she published her essay, “Visual Pleasure and Narrative...
esufconferenceApr 11, 202111 min read“Cuban Women are Crazy”: Cross-Generational Identity in Make Your Home Among Strangersby Delaney Sullivan Jennine Capó Crucet acknowledges in an interview that she wrote her novel, Make Your Home Among Strangers, to someday...
esufconferenceApr 11, 20218 min readLove’s Trifecta: Love and War in The Song of Achillesby Isabelle McConville A story worth telling is quite often one that has been told before. From new adaptations of films, to remastered...