2015 Spring Edition
Orthodox Homophobia: Russia’s “Gay Panic” and the Russian Orthodox Church
By Jessie Tougas
University of British Columbia
“In today’s Russia…[many] live in the closet, because even if they did manage to abolish all the oppressive laws, they would still face widespread homophobia…. Confronting that is a much..
“Armed-Self Reliance,” Non-violence, and Membership: Assessing the United States Constitution as an Honour Code
By Michael Thorburn
Simon Fraser University
During slavery you had two Negroes. You had the house Negro and the field Negro. The house Negro usually lived close to his master. He dressed like his master. He wore his master’s second-hand clothes.
Attitudes of Women and Men towards Interracial Marriages: 1972 – 2002
By Joseph Tucker
University of Nevada, Reno
Abstract:
Despite African Americans apparent socioeconomic gains and despite the decline in openly expressed racist attitudes, interracial marriages remain rare compared to racially endogamous..
Untitled
By Emma Foss
Champan University
Within the pieces I created, I wanted to stray from the traditional sense of self-portraiture and alter the images to the point where they are no longer me, or about me, but represent the struggle of …
Anti-Jewish Jews? Cases in Intellectual History
By Jon Catlin
University of Chicago
Ideas, not interests (whether material or ideal) intuitively control the actions of men. But: the “worldviews” which are fashioned through ideas, these have often served as switchmen for the track on which the dynamics of interests have moved action…
The Inadequacy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Outcry from Tibet
By Hsin-Ta Tsai
University of Oxford
Abstract:
People in Tibet have long suffered from the atrocities enforced by the Chinese Communist Party. With continuing cases of extreme protest still occurring in Tibet, the world is pushed reevaluate its commitments to end large-scale atrocities worldwide, a commitment made after the dreadful experience with Adolf Hitler.
Porch Swing
By Charlie E. Shih
University of Southern California
i sit on the bench
of the porch swing
inside the pocket
where i try to find myself,
but am missing.
The Letter Back
By Charlie E.Shih
University of Southern California
Once a girl wooed a boy with a guitar and a few sweet words and a boy wooed a girl with his darling face and a more than a few cheeky words of his own.
Gaming the System: Games as Text and Metaphor for Postcolonial Resistance
By Delbert Tran
Georgetown University
Abstract:
The historical experience of Native Americans is one of the clearest examples of colonialism’s impact on a people. Examining Louise Erdrich’s novel, Love Medicine, I explore how two central …
Finding Freedom Instead of Fear: The Humanistic Link Between Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison
By Delbert Tran
Georgetown University
Abstract:
In the 20th century, Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison, two of most prominent black writers in America, shared a close relationship, both intellectually and personally. As time passed,..
The Role and Implications of “The Ground Game” in Obama’s Presidential Campaigns
By Alex D Luta
Abstract
The 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns provided interesting case studies of the role of local field offices and the “ground game” in presidential elections. Traditionally, the vast majority of campaigns’..
Japan and Korea: Lessons for Economic Development
By: Kyle Roll
The question of what makes some countries successful at achieving modern economic growth and others seemingly incapable of development is one that has intrigued economic historians for decades. Many scholars have made the..