AcademicWriting
December 2020
Statement of Philosophy of Tutoring for the CRLA Lvl. III Master Writing Tutor certification, presented to San Antonio College Writing Center Director, Jane Focht-Hansen, in addition to Writing Center staff and the Quality Enhancement Plan directors, Ernest Tsacalis and Celita Avila
Spring 2018
An ideological analysis of Michael Jackson’s hit single “Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough” appearing in Pecan Grove Review vol. XIX published by St. Mary’s University
December 2017
The final essay to Dr. Langston’s American Romanticism and Transcendentalism course, using a Marxist lens, the paper explores the dynamics between Bartleby, who chooses not to conform to the demands of his work. Highlighting the lawyer’s transactional view of his employees and Bartleby’s ultimate rejection of this system, the essay argues that “Bartleby the Scrivener” critiques the alienation and exploitation inherent in capitalist societies.
December 2017
The final essay to Dr. Kersnowski’s Literary Criticism course, surveying the cultural network of interlacing influences, inspirations, and interactions between several visual Modernist works in reference to Gertrude Stein’s Tender Buttons.
Spring 2017
A queer analysis of feminine erotica as gothic horror in Christina Rosetti’s Goblin Market appearing in Pecan Grove Review vol. XVIII published by St. Mary’s University.
Spring 2017
A conference paper presented at the Intersections: Identity and Ideology Conference hosted by Texas A&M – San Antonio. This paper delves into the manifestation of hypermasculinity and sexual violence between The Judge and The Kid in Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian, the partial namessake of this portfolio. Abstract and works cited included.
July 2015
Capstone for Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program with mentorship from Leah Larson PhD. at Our Lady of the Lake University. Outside citation and conferences listed below:
- Achilles, Jochen. “The Ghostly Terrors of the Nursery”: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and Childhood Trauma.” Estudios Irlandeses 19 (2024): 39-56.
- OLLU McNair Scholars & Student Research Symposium | San Antonio, TX | 2016
- PCA/ACA Conference | Seattle, WA | 2015
- U of Buffalo 21st Annual Undergraduate Research Conference | Buffalo, NY | 2015
- CEPA Conference | San Antonio, TX | 2015
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