Below are several writing samples from the last few months. They vary greatly in style and purpose, if you’d like to know more about my academic writing or have any questions about my work, feel free to contact me.
“Clear as Mud or Polite as Pie: Balancing Clarity and Politeness in Editing”
Paper about of a study I performed analyzing the fine line between clarity and politeness as an editor. Written November 2021.
“Sound and Silence in Citizen“
Literary criticism in response to Claudia Rankine’s Citizen. Written June 2021.
“Claudia Rankine’s Citizen and Protective Memory”
Literary criticism in response to Claudia Rankine’s Citizen. Written May 2021.
Citizen-Memory-Paper-1-1“Tapping, Clicking, Scurrying Feet: The Beldam’s Hand in Coraline“
Brief Illustration Analysis Essay. Written June 2021.
“The Brain is Wider than the Sky: Emily Dickinson Lexicon”
Analysis of Lexicon. Written April 2021.
L.T. Meade, World of Girls. “Close Reading and Stylistic Analysis”
Written May 2021.
“Explication of Derrida’s ‘Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences”
Written October 2020.
Derrida Essay