Pre-Lesbian Love: A Touchy Subject

Pre-Lesbian Love: A Touchy Subject

Jasmine Thor

While it is commonly believed that homosexual relationships were nonexistent before the 20th century, the analyses conducted by queer-theory scholars Eve Sedgewick and Sharon Marcus highlight the hidden existence of non-heterosexual romance in Victorian literature. AUP student Jasmine Thor uses these studies, in conjunction with a 21st century novel depicting a taboo romance in the Victorian era, to examine just how prominent lesbian relationships might have been at the time. She finds that the practice of lesbianism not only predates the name, but that it was also portrayed in notable works of the time, albeit not explicitly.

Keynes in a Time of Long-Lasting Unpredictability

Keynes in a Time of Long-Lasting Unpredictability

Irina Maryukhina

John Keynes revolutionized economics in the early 20th century with his critique of the popular Laissez-Faire model. Writing during the Great Depression, Keynes highlights the important relationship between the government and the market to promote growth and stability. Irina Maryukhina traces examples of Keynes’ economic theories put to use throughout the past century, ultimately arguing in favor of government involvement in the market.

Origins and Implications of The Female Gaze

Origins and Implications of The Female Gaze

Fiona Fortunato

The idea of the female gaze has seen widespread references throughout pop culture, appearing in everyday conversations evermore. Fiona Fortunato explores the historical evolution and contemporary patterns that plague cinema and literature. Curating the idea of a female gaze as references through analogies in Greek mythology, she traces its influences through art and culture. She explores what the female gaze is and why it remains important.

Death by Toxic Exposure: The Othering of Natives in the American Southwest

Death by Toxic Exposure: The Othering of Natives in the American Southwest

Madeline Schroeder

Following the 2023 release of the film Oppenheimer, the US government’s ‘Manhattan Project’ has been brought back to the forefront of discussion. While this film posed the project, and the subsequent creation of Los Alamos in New Mexico, as an epic endeavor, Madeline Schroeder takes the opportunity to discuss its long-forgotten negative effects on the native community inhabiting the surrounding area.

Women’s Reproductive Rights and the Labor Market

Women’s Reproductive Rights and the Labor Market

Lauren Nehorai

Should surrogacy count as a commodity that is legally bought and sold on markets? Paradoxically, markets for surrogacy both enable and undermine autonomy. They express respect for women’s self-ownership of their own bodies but also facilitate exploitation. Lauren Nehorai analyses and seeks resolving this ethical dilemma.

The Ethics of AI Governance

The Ethics of AI Governance

Sophia Parks

The reach and expansion of AI in our modern societies has put into question how we can control its influence. While the beauty of AI and its social connectivity lies in its inherent anonymity, this character makes it difficult to control for governments worldwide. Research’s at Stockholm University and UNESCO  discuss the ethical and political implication that AI’s integration has posed for modern legislative bodies. The one thing that remains undeniable is the need for a balance between ethical and political contributions in determining a democratic governance of AI throughout modern societies.

Rousseauian Reflections on Economic Inequality

Rousseauian Reflections on Economic Inequality

Danny Safaoui
Philosophy

In a world gripped by ever increasingly vast wealth gaps between the rich and the poor, it becomes critical to explore the origins of economic inequality if there is any hope at establishing a more just and fair society. This piece will shed light on the true global extent of this wealth gap today while also reflecting on key concepts raised in Rousseau’s Second Discourse to better understand the roots of wealth inequality and the dire consequences it has on freedom and democracy.

Is There a Human Right to Democracy?

Is There a Human Right to Democracy?

Erik Tola

Is there a human right to democracy? A lack of protection of human rights at the international level is worrying and solutions such as transnational institutions that protect human rights may cause democratic deficit and harm the stability of democracy. Recognizing that democracy does promote respect for human rights, this essay will explore if democracy is necessary and what it entails for democracy and human rights to be imposed jointly on nations across the globe.

Operation Paperclip: A Moral Dilemma

Operation Paperclip: A Moral Dilemma

Savie Newton

NASA, an American pride, led by former Nazis post-WW2? Operation Paperclip was an initiative to bring Nazi Scientists to the US, so the US could win the Space Race. As a Jewish individual, Savie comments on this situation and reflects on her Jewish identity.

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