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The Erotic Criterion of Mutual Surrender: how to accommodate for our dynamic...

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The Ethicality of Gene Alteration In Human Embryos

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We All Bleed The Same Blood

This art piece and short essay aims to stop the feminization of periods and to convey the importance of using inclusive language regarding periods and menstruation.

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Navigating Nepal’s Legal Requirements For Transgender Inclusion Beyond Labels

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Escaping from Myth: Denver’s Reclamation of Love in Toni Morrison’s Beloved

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The Future Is Here

This essay explores the devastating impacts that global warming currently has on women living in the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest globally, located in South Asia. Womanist ideas are...

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Exploring the Stereotypes of Gender and Sexuality in Ballet and its Impact on...

Ballet has been deemed a feminine sport for hundreds of years. The famous words of choreographer George Balanchine, “Ballet is Woman,” remind us of this. While some may see classical ballet as a...

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Inside the Glass Closet: Analyzing the Representation of Queer Romantic...

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Taylor Swift as Religion: The Deification of an International Pop Music...

This paper explores the ways in which the culture surrounding pop music superstar Taylor Swift is a religion. Taylor Swift has had an indelible impact on her fans, who are known as Swifties, and this...

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Dogma: How a Convenient Narrative Led to the Holocaust

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Panoramic View in front of and behind my façade: Perceptions of a Viennese...

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shades of memory

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Jewish Women as Subjects and Creators of Holocaust Art

There are pieces of Holocaust and post-Holocaust art that portray the Jewish woman as a symbol of victimhood and suffering, but do these depictions allow the narratives of Jewish women to be heard, or...

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Sonic Salvation: A Neuroscientific Exploration of Music's Role in Cultural...

As easy as it would be to begin this essay with a succinct “music is” statement (e.g. “music is life” or “music is power”), it would be akin to encapsulating the boundless expanse of the cosmos in a...

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From the Child on the Battlefield

These innocent children experience fear, broken homes, stolen childhood, hopelessness, and grime, but why should they be punished for something they likely might not have initiated?

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Team Culture is Key to Success: Learning from Student-Athletes

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Low-Hanging Fruit, Moonshots, and Coffee: Dreaming Big Within and Beyond Our...

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Dating Apps as an Outlet to Promote Sexual Autonomy Among Disabled...

As disabled individuals are forced into the social other and an asexual narrative, dating apps provide an outlet for this demographic to engage in their sexuality in a format that is more easily...

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Artificial Intelligence Could Probably Write This Essay Better than Me

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"The Relevant History and Medical and Ethical Future Viability of...

Xenotransplantation, the transplantation of organs or tissues from one species to another, presents a complex nexus of medical, ethical, and cultural considerations. In this article, we delve into the...

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