Month: January 2018
“Am I a Good Man?”―Personal Growth and Morality in Doctor Who
Marshall Tankersley If you want to scare someone, really scare them, all you need to do is ask: what makes a good person? Humanity has, collectively and individually, struggled with […]
Stalking the Ripper
Miranda Alexander I placed my thumb and forefinger on the icy flesh, spreading it taut above the breastbone as Uncle had showed me. (From the first line of Stalking Jack the […]
Exploring the Shadows of Riverdale
Samantha Michalski Our story is about a town, a small town, and the people who live in the town. From a distance, it presents itself like so many other small […]
Wayne C. Booth—Macbeth and Tragic Heroes
Priscilla Collins In “Macbeth as Tragic Hero,” literary critic and University of Chicago professor Wayne C. Booth discusses the amazing ability of William Shakespeare. Through Booth’s writing, he highlights how […]
C.S. Lewis on “The Second Coming”
C.S. Lewis Doodle For what comes is Judgment: happy are those whom it finds labouring in their vocations, whether they were merely going out to feed the pigs or laying […]
What Should We Teach in High School Literature Classes?
Paul Schleifer, SWU Professor If you were to come to my house, you might notice that the molding in one of our bathrooms is incomplete. It’s been incomplete for quite a […]
Clown Nose, On and Off—Chandler Bing Handles Friends
Lily Elmore CHANDLER: I’m not great at the advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment? CHANDLER: I say more dumb things before 9 a.m. than most people say all […]
Prelude to ‘Faery’—Two Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien
Chad Chisholm, CIFC Director The following video lecture discusses two lesser-known stories by renowned author J.R.R. Tolkien—Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham. Our conversation will explore the […]