In the 19th and 20th centuries, race theory was perpetuated by certain linguists who believed that many Africans spoke creoles because they weren’t “advanced” or “intelligent” enough to learn their colonizers’ language, whether that be English, French, Portuguese, etc…These incorrect labels and assumptions contribute greatly to the dehumanization of people of African descent, and some governments still weaponize these misconceptions to further certain political agendas.

As universities around the country begin planning their spring semester, concerns around “the failures” of many universities to protect students in the fall are resurfacing. Underneath all of them lies the question of culpability; whether the students themselves are to blame for rampant rates of COVID-19 on campus, or whether administrators are at fault for bringing students back to a centralized location.

What functions do names fulfill? I argue that one can identify at least two functions of names. First, naming is an instrument of nomination: we name people to be able to distinguish them from other people, to talk to (or about) them. Secondly, names identify persons.

My name is how I manifest my personal identity in the external world. One is inextricable from each other. This connection is usually recognized.

“Success is not a triumph but a necessity… There's no mistaking it: You are only rewarded for the risks you are prepared to take. Once out of context, actions become indefinable. Any will power or ambition that is brought to bear is arbitrary. There are no external, urgent necessities to justify choices of profession, hobbies, or partners; no force or coercion to render life evident. Everything must come from within”

When men fail to see the obstacles women must work against, legislation that aims to improve equality for women makes men feel as though their rights and privileges are threatened.

What motivates the Joker? Can he see something that we cannot see? What if we have so deeply internalized the prevalent power structures, adopted them as our modes of thinking, that conformity is laid upon us not by coercion but by our own conviction?

Post-Armenian genocide literature, as well as all literature of the Armenian diaspora has a unique ethical role in reestablishing history, even serving as a facilitator of transitional justice. Modern writing in the diaspora reflects the split and transitional identity of the Armenian people: diverse, often fragmented, and concerned with themes like survival and identity.