Welcome from the Dean
Welcome to Millersville University’s Spring 2019 edition of MUsings: The Graduate Journal. Our journal continues to be a creative and[…]
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Editorial Board – Spring 2019 Issue
MUsings: The Graduate Journal Spring 2019 Publisher James A. Delle, Dean College of Graduate Studies and Adult Learning Millersville University[…]
Read moreVoice Recording
By Maria Rovito Hello. This is Ron’s answering machine, Marvin, and I’m so depressed. I have 50,000 times the memory[…]
Read moreOn Katherine Dunn’s Geek Love from the Perspective of the Gaze
By Sha Chen Geek Love reckons with patriarchal themes and the marginalization of “freaks,” represented in the novel by the[…]
Read moreCatharsis in Poetry
By Phillip James Bialor Social Work to Me We are the Lens That concentrates all factors into one coherent[…]
Read moreGifted Talent in the Film Akeelah & the Bee
by York Williams Overview In the film Akeelah and the Bee (2006), directed by Doug Atchison, the complex character named[…]
Read moreSatirizing the “New Woman” in Victorian England
By Andie Petrillo For many, the words “Victorian woman” conjure images of gargantuan hoop skirts, frothy dresses, and heroines such[…]
Read moreThe Victorian Freak Show and the Spectacle of the Elephant Man
by Maria Rovito The life of Joseph Carey Merrick prevails as a spectacle for the public: decades after his death[…]
Read moreTranslating the Grimm Brothers’ “Rumpelstilzchen” Through Disability Studies
By Maria Rovito The act of translating can uphold and strengthen certain traditions and values within a culture. For instance,[…]
Read moreMargot’s Regression as a Gifted Learner in the Film The Royal Tenenbaums
By Pamela Sieger Abstract Students who are perceived to be gifted may be brilliant in their craft, but we must[…]
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