by Madeleine Rose Jones | Jun 12, 2022 | literature, Philosophy
The conflation between an artist and their moral responsibility is a controversial topic. On one hand, you have a libertarian approach, where a novelist has free reign and no moral duties to society, literature or to themselves. Yet the alternative is also... 
by Madeleine Rose Jones | May 12, 2022 | History
Over the past week, many have become aware of the current controversies gripping medieval studies. One example involves the authors of the Bright Ages, where accusations of racism gripped Dr. Matthew Gabriele and Dr. David M. Perry. This event, and the ludicrous... 
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Mar 2, 2022 | literature
Fiction offers many intellectual benefits that are similar to non-fiction books. However, these benefits are more abstract and quite ambiguous, and thus, harder to pin down than a self-help book. Yet both non-fiction and fiction rely on knowledge to produce benefits.... 
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Dec 2, 2021 | literature
Harper Lee’s Go Set A Watchman is a highly debated novel for several reasons. For one, there are disputes about authorship, and whether Lee intended for GSAW to be published at all. Secondly, Go Set A Watchman takes beloved Atticus Finch – and reveals a history with... 
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Nov 26, 2021 | History, literature, The World
It is impossible to exterminate evil, but it is possible to restrain and challenge it. As political movements rely on cartoonish and simplistic concepts of evil, as evident in the clickbait headlines during Trump’s presidency, it is imperative to develop a mature and...
