By Frederick Loew After reading Tom Maude-Griffin’s 2013 senior speech, “Balls, Balls, and More Balls!” I was left with not only a lasting impression of the hilarity of his speech, but also a deep feeling of connection with his words. His message was something I had been trying to put into words for years, “theContinue reading “Straight Men Are So Gay!”
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Ruined: Sexual Violence Awareness
In my post for today, I would like to shed light on the pressing issue: sexual violence. For the sake of my inspiration I will be focusing on the impacts on women. I read the play entitled Ruined, which for those who have not read this particular play it is about a business woman namedContinue reading “Ruined: Sexual Violence Awareness”
How James Baldwin’s Identities Inform Giovanni’s Room: the Separation of Race and Sexuality
As a bisexual black man, James Baldwin had rather unique experiences in 1950s America and Paris. Many of these experiences informed the writing of Giovanni’s Room and his other works. Parallels can be drawn between Baldwin’s life and the plot of Giovanni’s Room. Baldwin moved to Paris when he was 24 and fell in loveContinue reading “How James Baldwin’s Identities Inform Giovanni’s Room: the Separation of Race and Sexuality”
Constructions of Gender in Literature 