Table of Contents
Editor’s Statement
I am incredibly proud of our team's work on vol. 4 of humanitas. humanitas is a summation of what makes Saint Anselm College so special; it showcases the interdisciplinary talents of creative and driven students, talents that are fostered by our liberal arts education and deep commitment to the humanities. As I reflect on my four years at the college, my role with this journal for the last three has been by far my most rewarding experience. I am forever grateful to Professors Gary Bouchard and Christian Gregory for entrusting me with this responsibility.
— Megan Brewer, editor-in-chief
Art Director’s Statement
humanitas celebrates the unique artistic talents of Saint Anselm College students, which I am beyond excited to highlight in this year’s edition of the journal. Across a variety of mediums, each piece offers a fresh, introspective lens through which you may engage, thoughtfully paired with complementary literary works.
In designing the cover of vol. 4, Melody Oakes’ acrylic painting on a wood panel, “The Drear Drew Gloom,” stood out to me for its originality and soft form. The visible wooden base contrasts with the oceanic scene painted upon it, where a distant sailboat glides across the horizon. I selected Theo Burkhardt’s photograph, “Breathe,” for the inside cover to deliberately invert the front cover’s ratio of sky to sea, instead presenting mountains emerging through mist.
It has been an honor to help provide a platform for these artists to share their work.
— Caraline Stewart, art director and associate editor
Good Life
What is the Conversatio of a Good Life?
Blake Brewer
Poetry
Girl of the Sun
Duke Addy
Invocation to Dust/ Tuesday Mornings
Owen Bland
Too Afraid
Krista Carroll
Machine Hands
Emily Gaudet
Advent I: Against snowy weather and temptations
Isabelle Gross
A Name Not Forgotten
Mei Justic
Between Seasons
Maryrose McLaughlin
Pedantic Wretch Go Chide
Maryrose McLaughlin
Mantodea
Norah Smith
sea glass: life / death / resurrection /
Norah Smith
Elanor Way
Caraline Stewart
Creative Non-Fiction, Fiction, & Plays
Skating His Own Path: How Joe Carangelo Found Belonging Through Club Hockey
Jake Donovan
I’m Only at Peace When I’m in Greek: a Silly Prose
Vivi Kane
Porch Monologue
Sydney Mazur
Artwork
Literary Analysis
Authenticity Over Inspiration: The Representation of Autism in Young Adult Literature
Sarah Guillemette
Memetic Superorganism for Dinner, Again?: The Ouroboric Nightmare of George Orwell’s 1984
Aidan Harrington
Queer Visibility and Alternative Masculinity in Modern Family: A Textual Analysis
Nora McGuiness
Corruption vs Morality: How Arthur and Gilbert in Anne Brontë’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Expose the Conflicting Nature of Man
Julia Mehlin
Stephen Dedalus’ Evolving Perception on Women in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Mary Morkunas
Memory, Motherland, and Community in Willa Cather’s My Antonia
Jennifer Patient
Life and Faith: War and Christian Allegory in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit
Kaitlyn West
Academic Research
Let’s Talk Politics: Exposure to Political Social Media Content
Lauren Blois
Developed Democracies and Polarization:
The Nature of Healthy and Unhealthy Politics During the Brexit Debate
Jaclyn Dziadose
Johannes Brahms and his Third Symphony: A Staple of Music in 19th Century Vienna
Jaclyn Dziadose
NGO Strategies and Corporate Response in African Mining Sectors:
A Comparative Study of NGO Reports on Cobalt in the DRC and Diamonds in Sierra Leone
Brigid Hughes
Analyzing the Evolution of the UFC’s Branding
Brandon LeBlanc
The Authority of a Queen Regnant:
The Importance of Gendered Performance for the Claim of Empress Matilda
Isabella Uva
