Fifty years isn’t that long. It really isn’t. And I don’t mean on a universal scale, you know, on Carl Sagan’s whole “we’ve only existed …
How the 19th Century Transcendentalists are 21st Century Prophets
Ralph Waldo Emerson may have been the first love of my life. As I sat in my Advanced Placement English Language course at age 16, …
Cognitive Dissonance as a Possible Explanation for Regression of Reproductive Rights and it’s Relation to Tradition
In Psychology, we refer to cognitive dissonance as a feeling of mental discomfort leading to an alteration in beliefs, behaviours or attitudes due to conflict …
What Does it Mean to Be Traditional in a Modernist Society?
Given the accelerating onset of modern societies and norms, it is unsurprising that social theory follows. Anthony Giddens is one of the most prominent voices …
An Interview with Shem Obara
Every artist begins at a respective ‘square one’. The place that started their creative journey- that temporal space that they will later refer to as …
A Revolution in Self Perception: Body Neutrality versus Body Positivity
A revolution in self-perception has been underway for the past few decades; beginning with the blossoming of the body positivity movement, which found its roots …
Immigration and Culture throughout the Years
Throughout the years, immigrants have managed to assimilate into American society through a variety of forms. However, assimilating has never been an easy thing: all …
Dancehall: Old Faces on a New Scene
Dr Sonjah Niaah, the Director of the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the University of the West Indies dubbed the genre of dancehall as the …
Thinly Veiled Feminism: Ṭàhirih
When we think of feminist figures, very few people call to mind Ṭàhirih, a woman born in Iran in 1817. Born Fátimih Baraghání, she is …
The Development of the 21st-Century Youth
While it is only 2019, the 21st century has unfolded in ways that were once thought to be unimaginable. A large influence that has shaped …