A Senior Capstone Experience by Madison Parker ’22 Submitted to the Department of Biology Advised by Dr. Jennifer Wanat Read Madison’s SCE below:
Real-World Economic Theory and Fictional Dystopia in Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games Series
A Senior Capstone Experience by Maggie Moore ’22 Submitted to the Departments of Economics and English Advised by Dr. Adalbert Mayer and Dr. Courtney Rydel Contributor Biography: Maggie Moore is a recent graduate of Washington College and the author of “Real-World Economic Theory and Fictional Dystopia in Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games Series,” for which…
Hope is the Thing with Feathers: The Potential Impacts of the Political Implications of Popular Young Adult Literature: A Close Reading of The Hunger Games
A Senior Capstone Experience by Julia E. Clifton ’22 Submitted to the Department of English Advised by Professor Roy Kesey Contributor Biography: Julia Clifton graduated from Washington College last spring with a degree in English and minors in creative writing and JEP. She is from Bel Air, Maryland and now works at the public library…
The Illusion and Reality of Freedom Under Capitalism: An Attempt at Existential Marxism
A Senior Capstone Experience by Emily F. Hurley ’22 Submitted to the Departments of Philosophy & Religion and Economics Read Emily’s SCE below:
Revelation to Revolution, in Search of Queer Liberation through Self-Actualization, Self-Definition, and Group Mobilization in Science Fiction Narratives
A Senior Capstone Experience by Erica Quinones ’22 Submitted to the Department of English Advised by Dr. James Allen Hall Contributor Biography: Erica is a first-year English PhD student at the University of Delaware where she studies the intersection of language and queerness in post-1945 sci-fi texts with a particular interest in personhood, fluidity, and…
An Examination of Bodily Autonomy in the United States’ Abortion Debate
A Senior Capstone Experience by Kat DeSantis ’22 Submitted to the Departments of Political Science and Philosophy Advised by Dr. Melissa Deckman and Dr. Jennifer Benson Read Kat’s SCE below:
The Effects of Alcohol and Caffeine on Depressive Systems in Wistar-Kyoto Rats
Senior Capstone Experience by Shaniece Fraser ’22 Submitted to the Department of Psychology Advised by Dr. Cindy Gibson Contributor Biography: Born and raised in the Caribbean, Shaniece witnessed the widespread misuse of alcohol. Shaniece has seen loved ones develop chronic illnesses because of prolonged alcohol abuse, but she has also seen loved ones successfully become…
Editor’s Note
New semesters bring new adventures and challenges from which we learn and move through. As I moved into the Editor-in-Chief position, after Erica Quinones announced her departure from WCR to concentrate on guiding The Elm, I knew I was entering a place where excellence was a daily mantra. I now begin a new journey to…
Faculty in Focus
Dr. Rachel Rodriguez, New Director of the Writing Center Director of the Writing Center Dr. Rachel Rodriguez is delighted to be able to provide guidance to Washington College students interested in developing their academic writing skills. Dr. Rodriguez oversees a team of peer writing consultants. The consultants “have one-on-one, hour-long writing tutorials with students in…
Innovations in the Food Industry Brought About by the Design-Thought Idea of Convenience
By: Natalie Martinaitis ’25 English major and Creative Writing, Journalism Publishing and Editing minors Brief Description: The food industry has evolved over time through the process of design thinking and with the convenience of customers in mind. But at what cost? New service models, some containing artificial intelligence, now risk the future of small businesses…
Zentangle
By Morgan Carlson ’25 Artist Statement: This work is a mushroom themed Zentangle made with fine pen. I created this Zentangle through a meditative reflection on my connection to mushrooms. The following was created for Environmental Art course (ART 241).
The Figure and the Liminal
By: Vee Sharp ’24 English and Art majors with Art History concentration and Creative Writing minor The following was written for History of Western Art (ART 200). The body, though the vehicle through which humans explore the world, is also one of the most constricted objects in Western culture. It is defined through a binary…
The Beginning of the End: Possibilities of the Posthuman in Frankenstein
By: Erica Quinones ’22 English and German Studies majors, Political Science and European Studies minors Abstract: This essay will explore Frankenstein as the stillbirth of a posthuman society, revealing insights into the social norms that Mary Shelley uses to define “human” and the structures therein. These insights arise by reading the Creature in Tandem with…
Voices of the Past
By Alaina Perdon ’22 Environmental Studies major, Anthropology and Chesapeake Regional Studies minors Brief Description: Both within and outside of the linguistic community, many consider modern humans to be the only beings in the evolutionary line capable of speech. This essay examines the biological and cultural evidence suggesting Neanderthals were capable of complex vocal communication…
Illegal Pangolin Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa and Its Reflection on the International Political Economy
What a “Scaly Anteater” Can Teach Us About International Relations and Informal Economic Sectors By Julianna Sterling ’23 International Studies, French and Economics majors Brief Description: An analysis on illegal trading and poaching of the African pangolin in the face of increasing Asian enterprise presence in Sub-Saharan Africa, and how these interactions can overshadow localized…
Magnifying Meaning: Making Sense of Annie Dillard’s Methods
By Analiese Bush ’22 Environmental Studies Brief Description: A review of writer Annie Dillard’s techniques and methods in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. The following was written for American Environmental Writing (ENG 347). Magnifying Meaning: Making Sense of Annie Dillard’s Methods Have you ever gone herping? Herping is the act of going out and finding slippery…
Breaking Bad Blanket
By Aryanna Horan Art and Art History majors with Studio Art concentration, Psychology minor Artist Statement: In Breaking Bad, the main character’s couch has a blanket on it, and it is visible in several episodes. I came across the pattern online and decided to crochet it. Now it is laying on my couch at home,…
British Abolition Movements and Romanticism
By: Liz Hay ’22 Economics and Humanities majors, Public Health minor Brief Description: This paper focuses on the connections between British Romanticism and abolition, particularly regarding how each movement influenced the characteristics and trajectory of the other. The paper analyzes specific Romantic representations of slavery and their relevance to the abolition movement. The argument concludes…
Virginia Woolf’s Unrecognized Female Shakespeare: Margaret Cavendish
By: Megan Loock ’22 English major, Journalism Publishing and Editing minor Brief Description: This research paper is an extension of a presentation on philosopher and scientist Margaret Cavendish, her play Convent of Pleasure, and the play’s muti-disciplinary outreach. This paper dives deeper into the University College of Ripon and York St. John’s 1995 performance—the only…
Writers Together Essay: Sappho and Jahan Khatun
By: Emma Russell ’23 English and Theatre majors, Journalism Publishing and Editing minor Brief Description: This piece is about the similarities between the Greek poet Sappho and the Injuid poet Jahan Khatun’s work. Sappho is famous for being regarded as a lesbian due to how she writes her poetry. Jahan Khatun writes similarly to Sappho,…
Inversion of the Serpent and a Queer Reading of Coleridge
By: Vee Sharp ’24 English and Art Majors with Art History concentration and Creative Writing minor Brief Description: Animals hold a very specific weight as symbols, a weight that shifts and changes depending on what culture one looks at them from. Living in a culture very much influenced by Christian symbolism, we tend to associate…
Hearty Harvests for Healthy Communities: A Look at Urban Agriculture and Community Gardening in America
By: Analiese Bush ’22 Environmental Studies major Brief Description: An overview of community gardens, food insecurity and the rise of agriculture within city limits. The following was written for Environmental Communication (ENV 294). Urban farming is capable not only of conserving precious green space but cultivating personal connections with neighbors and nature, too. A deep…
Editor’s Note
Fall 2021 WCR Editor’s Farewell As our former Editor-in-Chief prepares to graduate, WCR wishes her every success. Dear Washington College Review readers, Two years later and I finally logged out of the WordPress. Unpinning the Outlook mailbox, uploading my desktop folder, and forwarding the final few emails addressed to “Editor-in-Chief of WCR,” it’s all so…
Self-Portraits as Various Relatives
Senior Capstone Experience by Liane Beckley ’21 Submitted to the Department of Art & Art History: Studio Art Concentration Description: My work is formally rooted in composition and color. It plays with conceptual boundaries within the genre of self-portraiture. . . The collection of film vignettes and their corresponding scripts, Self-Portraits as Various Relatives, are an alternative approach to…
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