While reading Pride and Prejudice (P&P) in class, I noted a similarity between the culture of Regency/Georgian England to that of modern Arab culture. This similarity was regarding gender norms and purity culture that...
Renad Hamouda
As a critical literary analyst, Renad presents a unique perspective into the impact and workings of society at large as reflected in works of literature. She is an aspiring lawyer and a writer invested in social justice and doing right when she can. She also likes to read about every topic under the sun and eat a lot of chocolate while doing it.
Have you ever questioned the meaning of life? Have you ever wondered if anything you’ve done has been pointless? Have you ever wondered why...
While I was scrolling through my Instagram feed last week, I watched around three to four reels that glorified some aspect of Ted Bundy’s crimes. I...
When we first immigrated to Canada, it took me a while to learn English. I kept confusing Arabic and English grammar. I would use...
To learn how to kick its ass, you first must understand what writer’s block is and what caused it. Knowing what it is and...
I am often told, That love is pain and pain is human – And feeling such emotions is the meaning of life. I am...
Almost like a rite of passage, my friends and I traded the library for Wattpad. No more “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” or “Geronimo Stilton”...
As a little girl, I would always wake up every Saturday at 7 am to watch the Winx Club. I did this weekly and...
As an English Literature major, I always have a thinking cap on when reading any book. I can’t help it; I see all the...
It can be tempting to dismiss sexism as an unfortunate cultural oversight that occurred in the 1950s advertising. Sadly, sexism continues to be a...
The million-dollar question that I love hearing as an English Literature major is, “is getting an English Literature degree worth it?” I love hearing...
Writing, much like reading, can be done leisurely. Your writing need not be purposeful or prove a point in some way. You do not...
The idea of the male gaze was introduced by the Film Theorist Laura Mulvey in her seminal essay called “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema.”...
In light of recent political and civil violence happening to the south of our border, I can’t help but think about the immigrant experience in...
As an academic writing tutor, I read essays every day on different topics. These topics range from scientific to cultural to business-related. For the...
