Essays
Just like my passion for fiction writing, academic analysis has always been a major interest of mine. I'm a naturally introspective individual and my passion for social change has driven much of my artistic purpose. Studying at Boston University has not only allowed me to develop my creative abilities, but also to see film from an academic perspective.
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My goal is to create films that capture the human experience, tackling issues of marginality such as feminism and civil rights justice. I have approached my film studies from this lens, taking courses specialized in Feminist Cinema and Race & Ethnicity. Here is a collection of my favorite academic pieces written during my time at BU, and I hope that it can inform your interpretations of my art.
Feminism in Cinema: The Power of the Audience
Theoretical Paper written for COM FT544 Feminist Cinema
Thelma, Louise, & You
Film Criticism of Thelma & Louise for COM FT544 Feminist Cinema, published in an Academic Journal alongside Graduate Student work. Other students' work excluded for privacy
Subverting Cinema: Feminist Resistance and the Destruction of Tradition in Daisies and A Question of Silence
Final Paper written for COM FT544 Feminist Cinema
Shadows of Gender: Intersectional Queerness in Moonlight and Pariah
Film Analysis Paper written for COM FT250 Understanding Film
Demonic Sexuality: Jennifer’s Body In Terms of Medusa’s Rage
Final Paper for WR120: Anatomy of a Villain: Monstrous Bodies of Anglophone Literatures
Challenging the Myth of Equality: Deconstructing Racial Narratives in Selma through Jeanne Theoharis’s Civil Rights Fable
Research Paper written for WR151: Deconstructing Narratives: Stories of Race and Racism in American Culture
