By Lucy Verlaque ’25 Major: English; Minors: Creative Writing, Journalism, Editing, and Publishing and Gender Studies Contributor Biography: In her time at Washington College, Lucy has loved being involved with student-run publications; over the years, she has served as associate and managing editor of Washington College Review, a staff writer and copy editor for The Elm,…
Category: Volume XXXII.1
Chingaderas and Exhaustion on the Migrant Trail: Visual Analysis of “This cabron is taking pictures of me sleeping! Maybe he’s in love with me?”
By Melchior Tuerk ’26 Major(s): Anthropology and Environmental Studies Minor(s): Museum, Field, and Community Education and Chesapeake Regional Studies Contributor Biography: Mel is a junior interested in the confluence of human culture and the natural environments in which they are cultivated. Currently they are an intern with the Hostile Terrain 94 exhibition in the library,…
Featured Artist: Sheri Swayne ’26
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…
“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…
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