Major: English; Minor: Creative Writing Contributor Biography: Sheri is a junior majoring in English with a minor in Creative Writing. She enjoys all creative endeavors, but especially essay writing and poetry. The following was created for ENG 320-10: Eighteenth Century Literature: Marvelous Forms The Rape of the Lock Brief Description: My illustration includes key symbols…
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“She should’ve stayed in the kitchen where she belongs”: Feminine Spaces in Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury Of Her Peers”
By Riley Dauber ’25 Major: English; Minors: Journalism, Editing and Publishing, Communication and Media Studies, and Gender Studies Contributor Biography: Riley Dauber is a senior majoring in English with minors in Journalism, Editing, and Publishing; Communication and Media Studies; and Gender Studies. She believes “women’s stories matter” and loves writing about the male gaze and…
Queerness, Sweetness, and Male Friendship in Early Modern English Drama
By Jaya Basu ’26 Majors: English & Theatre; Minors: Creative writing Contributor Biography: Jaya S. Basu is an English and Theater double major with a creative writing minor. They enjoy writing poetry, prose, and academically, and have a particular interest in Shakespeare and Renaissance drama. They want to study Shakespeare and theater at a higher level after…
Catalina de Erauso: Both a Feminine and Masculine Ideal
By Quinn Hammon ’26 Major: English; Minors: Creative Writing and Art & Art History Contributor Biography: Quinn Hammon is excited to be published in the Washington College Review for the first time! He’s a junior and an English major, with minors in Creative Writing and Art and Art History. You can find him working in…
Featured Artist: Katelyn Reggie ’25
Majors: Psychology and Studio Art Contributor Biography: Katelyn Reggie is a senior double majoring in psychology and studio art from Allentown, PA. She enjoys taking art classes that push her to work in mediums she typically would not work with. Outside of classes she loves going on walks and spending time with friends. The following…
Colonial History, Contemporary Artists, and the Museum
By Elizabeth Fitzpatrick ’26 Major: Art History; Minors: French Studies and Museum, Field, & Community Education Contributor Biography: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick is an art history major from Catonsville, MD. In the future, she hopes to work in a museum to share her love of art with others. In her free time, she enjoys reading, making art,…
Lancelot and Gawain: The Importance of Their Bond
By Courtney Poetsch ’25 Major: English; Minors: Education Studies and Theatre Contributor Biography: Courtney Poetsch is a senior English major with Education Studies and Theatre minors. She plans to teach English in either a middle school or high school after graduation. Courtney has taken a variety of English classes, and she tends to write about…
Featured Artist: Lucy Verlaque ’25
Major: English; Minors: Creative Writing, Journalism, Editing, & Publishing, and Gender Studies Contributor Biography: Lucy Verlaque is a senior English major with minors in creative writing, journalism, editing, & publishing, and gender studies. In her time at Washington College, Lucy has loved being involved with student-run publications; over the years, she has served as associate…
Poetry Has Never Been a Luxury: The Vital Necessity of Poetry for Romantic Friendships Between Women in the 17th Century
By Charlotte Becker ’26 Contributor Biography: Charlotte Becker is an international student from Germany who is studying at Washington College for the academic year of 2025/26. Outside of the classroom, she is a staff writer for The Elm, the German TA, and a dancer for Dancescape Brief Description: This essay explores the necessity of poetry…
Marriage Has Never Been This Spooky: Marital Expectations, Gender Roles, and Regional Dialect in Sophie Kerr’s “His Mark”
By Riley Dauber ’25 Major: English; Minors: Journalism, Editing, & Publishing, Communications & Media Studies, and Gender Studies Contributor Biography: Riley Dauber is a senior majoring in English with minors in Journalism, Editing, and Publishing; Communication and Media Studies; and Gender Studies. She believes “women’s stories matter” and loves writing about the male gaze and…
Setting, Class, and Gender in Mansfield’s “The Garden Party”
By Lucy Verlaque ’25 Major(s): English Minor(s): Creative writing; Journalism, editing, & publishing; Gender studies Contributor Biography: Lucy Verlaque is a senior English major with minors in creative writing, journalism, editing, & publishing, and gender studies. In her time at Washington College, Lucy has loved being involved with student-run publications; over the years, she has…
Featured Artist: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick ’26
Major: Art History; Minors: French Studies and Museum, Field, & Community Education Contributor Biography: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick is an art history major from Catonsville, MD. In the future she hopes to work in a museum to share her love of art with others. In her free time, she enjoys reading, making art, and watching really bad movies….
Religious Belief as a Strategic Tool of Inducing Empathy in the Slave Narrative of Mary Prince
By Charlotte Becker ’26 Major: English Contributor Biography: Charlotte Becker is an international student from Germany who is studying at Washington College for the academic year of 2025-26. Outside of the classroom, she is a staff writer for The Elm, the German TA, and a dancer for DancEscape. Brief Description: This essay explores how Mary…
What is Love?
By Kyla Trinidad ’26 Majors: International Studies and Political Science; Minor: Justice, Law, and Society Contributor Biography: Written during my semester abroad, this essay remains one of my favorites. My newfound interest in moral philosophy has allowed me to explore the complexities of human experience. An active presence on campus, I am a research fellow…
Editor’s Note
By Grace Hogsten ’25, Editor-in-Chief Working on another SCE issue takes me back to my first semester working with Washington College Review. I jumped right into editing with a joint math and music thesis that impressed me with its ability to express such complex concepts so clearly. I knew so little about math and music,…
The Parallel Nature of Jane and Antoinette: Othering in Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea
A Senior Capstone Experience by Delaney Runge ’24 Submitted to the Department of English Advised by Dr. Elizabeth Foley O’Connor Contributor Biography: Delaney graduated from Washington College summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English with minors in Education Studies, Creative Writing, and Journalism, Editing, and Publishing. During Commencement weekend, she was awarded…
“Leaving a mark I existed”: Community Action During the HIV/AIDS Crisis, 1981-1996
A Senior Capstone Experience by Sophia Lennox ’24 Submitted to the Department of History Advised by Dr. Carol Wilson Contributor Biography: Sophia Lennox is a 2024 WAC graduate who majored in History and Art + Art History, and minored in Museum, Field, and Community Education and Gender Studies. She is currently living in Philadelphia with…
The Harmful Impacts of Microplastic Ingestion on Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
A Senior Capstone Experience by Isabelle Leiphart ’24 Submitted to the Departments of Environmental Science and Biology Advised by Dr. Jill Bible and Dr. Martin Connaughton Contributor Biography: Isabelle grew up in a military family that moved often and one of the few constants in her life was her fondness for the natural world. From…
“For I am not locked up”; Liberation Psychology in Anne Sexton’s Poetic Dialogue with T.S. Eliot and Christopher Smart
A Senior Capstone Experience by Joshua Torrence ’24 Submitted to the Departments of English and Psychology Advised by Dr. Elizabeth Foley O’Connor and Dr. Kevin McKillop Contributor Biography: Joshua Torrence graduated summa cum laude from Washington College in May 2024 as a Bachelor of Arts in English and Psychology. During their time as a student,…
Competitive Victimhood in Northern Ireland: The Role of Political Rhetoric in the Wake of the Troubles
A Senior Capstone Experience by Mackenzie Boughey ’24 Submitted to the Departments of Political Science and Sociology Advised by Dr. Christine Wade and Dr. Nick Garcia Contributor Biography: Mackenzie Boughey graduated summa cum laude from Washington College in 2024 with her BA in Political Science and Sociology and a minor in Justice, Law and Society. She…
“Let our souls drive us”: The Monomyth as Rebellion in The Arabian Nights and Atsushi Ohkubo’s Soul Eater
A Senior Capstone Experience by Dante Chavez ’24 Submitted to the Department of English Advised by Dr. Katherine Charles Contributor Biography: Dante Chavez ’24 is a recent Washington College graduate who majored in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in Computer Science. He is from Baltimore, MD and currently lives in…
(Un)Strange Fruit: Aiming to Understand Zoe Leonard’s Unconventional Memorial
A Senior Capstone Experience by Sophia Lennox ’24 Submitted to the Art + Art History Department Advised by Dr. Benjamin Tilghman Contributor Biography: Sophia Lennox is a 2024 WAC graduate who majored in History and Art + Art History and minored in Museum, Field, and Community Education and Gender Studies. She is currently living in…
Environmental DNA: A Tool for Wildlife Management and Ecotoxicology
A Senior Capstone Experience by Mirabelle White Submitted to the Department of Environmental Science and Studies and the Department of Biology Advised by Dr. Rebecca Fox and Dr. Jennifer Wanat Contributor Biography: Mirabelle White graduated from Washington College in 2024 with majors in Environmental Science and Biology. Description: Freshwater ecosystems, especially lotic systems (streams and…
Hell Reimagined: A Comparative Look at Dante’s Inferno and Contemporary Body Horror Films
A Senior Capstone Experience by Ally Allen ’24 Submitted to the Department of English and the Department of Communication and Media Studies Advised by Dr. Courtney Rydel and Dr. Stephanie Brown Contributor Biography: Ally Allen graduated from WC in 2024 with a major in English, Communications and Media Studies, concentrating in Film Studies as well…
