Zami: A New Spelling of My Name Audre Lorde

In Zami: A New Spelling of my Name by Audre Lorde, Lorde invents a new genre that she calls “biomythography,” a genre in which she can explore her experiences, emotions, and life-journey in a way that emphasizes emotions, eroticism, and the...

In Thérèse Raquin, Zola creates bodies criss-crossed by tension through contrasting his characters’ temperaments (the “natural” self) with their outward surroundings and circumstances (social norms, family expectations). It is the stark contrast...

In the mid-twentieth century, the male and female dichotomy defined and permeated many aspects of traditional mainstream American culture. From heteronormative marriage to rigid gender roles, society greatly emphasized maintaining what a lot of...