CUTF (09/23/22): Fracturing the Monstrous Feminine

Snow White bit the apple. The clock struck midnight. Rapunzel let down her hair. And the little mermaid swam up. Once, there was a king who had a daughter. And this princess, right away, was adored. She was born and she was loved. The king, her siblings, everyone. When people looked at her, they saw…

Closing Thoughts: My Brackenridge Experience

Knowing when I need to deviate from my schedule has proven to be one of the most important tools to understand in order to maintain my research momentum in the future. For the summer, my project was broken down into two stages. During the first, I read through The Tempest and Much Ado About Nothing…

Practice in Communication: Learning While Researching

Throughout these past several weeks of the fellowship, the purpose and significance of my project concerning female spectatorship have shifted with the more work I complete. While my focus has not strayed from pushing for an acknowledgment of the value of critical viewing done by female spectators during the Renaissance period, I continue to contemplate…

Brackenridge Fellowship: Learning From My Cohort

In my Brackenrdige cohort, the discussion surrounding how to pursue different research interests has flowed through our conversations. How can I choose just one interest in my research? How do we know if our topic is too broad? Too narrow? In these first four weeks of the fellowship, I have found myself thinking about how…

Getting Started: Summer Brackenridge Journey

Introduction Hello everyone! My name is Hailey Palubicki, and I am a rising senior majoring in English Literature and minoring in LGBTQ and Critical Sexuality Studies with a certificate in Public and Professional Writing. Another certificate I hope to pursue while here at the University of Pittsburgh is the Medieval & Renaissance Studies certificate! My…

My CUTF: “I open at the close”

Annabeth Collis I open at the close … It’s hard to believe that this semester is almost over. It seems like it was just a few weeks ago that I was drafting and writing my midterm analysis exemplar for my Harry Potter class. Since August, our class has covered a lot of material, including all…

CUTF Introduction: Harry Potter and the Multimedia Midterm Project

Annabeth Collis I solemnly swear that I am up to no good… I’m Annabeth Collis, and I’m a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Pittsburgh. I’m majoring in English Literature and also getting a certificate in Children’s Literature. For my CUTF project, I am working with Dr. Lori Campbell-Tanner in her class ENGLIT 0647:…