[Chapter 3 of my book in progress. Chapter 5, on Oysters, is here: https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/papers/oysters/] Chapter III: FOOD FOR WORMS “Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy victory?” — 1 Corinthians 15:54-55 Three Ways of Thinking About Death How many ends does death have for us? The answer has long seemed easy, […]

A study of medieval and early modern oysters, posthumanism, and the problem of agency, which ultimately argues that oysters don’t need a ‘touch of anthropomorphism’ but rather that we need a ‘touch of oysterpomorphism.’

  “See now that I, I am He, and there is no God besides Me” (Deuteronomy 32:39).  The belief in God is one of the most important aspects of humanity. The three main faiths of this world are Christianity, Islam and Judaism.  Some may think these beliefs are all completely different, however, if they are […]

Greetings, ENGL 494! I’m writing you tonight—somewhat bleary-eyed and just a few hours before deadline, sound familiar?—with the hope that you will join me in an academic social experiment. The goal of our experiment will be to produce a public, student-driven dialogue that questions assumptions about two things: the potential of student writing, and the […]

Turning Books Into Data:
Creating a Historical Database of 20th Century Women Scientists in the U.S.

Myrna Lillian Fuentes April 16, 2016 Archival Website There is a group of seven indigenous nations that have come to dwell in a city called Puyo in Ecuador.  They travel from the inner sections of the Amazon and settle in Puyo.  Each nation has their own language and culture, but they all cohabitate in this […]

An Introduction to the Project As a scholar interested both in fashion studies and women’s studies, I am extremely intrigued by the ways women are portrayed in society, both by themselves and by others. I’m particularly interested in the ways people dressing themselves are influenced by major world events, or alongside shifts in culture and […]

Most lecturers are expected to receive emails from students so that they can evaluate their lectures as well as improve their teaching skills. Here are some notes that will help you to write a perfect email for your professor.

It was a cold night in New York City the wind sang its favorite song the lights paraded the streets the leaves danced broken glass on the sidewalk dark and long alley like the mouth of a cave Millie was heading home from work She never taken that route to get home That dark alley […]

It was the evening of his wake. He always loved photographs. But then again, who doesn’t. It captures an exact moment in someone’s life. Memories. The room was filled with memories, with pictures. Pictures of our vacations, holidays and pictures he had taken of his favorite places. Everywhere I went I was surrounded by love. […]