It was only a little over a week before the deadline when I finally decided to apply for the Brackenridge Fellowship. I remember frantically contacting Dr. Say and asking where I needed to start; thankfully, my mentor was incredibly trusting and supportive, despite my last minute decision. Needless to say, my expectations for Brackenridge were…

While most individuals whom I discuss my research with are outside the fields of English Literature and Linguistics, they all speak English. For ease of surface-level communication, this is, naturally, beneficial. However, this lack of a language barrier can actually make it more difficult to convey the significance of my work. Imagine this: in American…

As has been conveyed to us again and again, the Brackenridge Fellowship strives towards – and even prides itself on – bringing its researchers together across all disciplinary backgrounds. I knew that this was true from the moment I received the introductory email and read through all of my fellow students’ project titles. The intense…