Dissects how laughter within the theater allows for unity between an audience’s different social classes as a productive means of promoting self-critique.

Examines the 2014 speculative fiction novel, Fever Dream — looking at the literary elements that illustrate environmental destruction and the uncertainty of an infertile future within and beyond the mother’s womb.

Examines Milton’s methods of formulating Satan as a representative icon of the 17th century monarch, particularly utilizing the symbol as a critique of the “hero” archetype.

Intertwines the poetic work of Robin Caste Lewis with the discursive work of Sadiya Hartman to examine how the black woman symbol was molded under the intersection of racialized and gendered violence.