Joan of Arc

For an article on the history of the bob hairstyle, a magazine is open on an image of a women with an outline across her head that indicates hair. An offscreen figure points to the opposite page, where a blonde cutout bob hairstyle is present.

Bobbing for Compliments: The Haircut of the Fall

Sophie Serage, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Maybe she was born with it, maybe it’s her haircut.…

November 10, 2023

"Wordslut" and language. (Illustration by Mel Quagrainie, Columbia College Chicago)

‘Wordslut’ Teaches Us How We Can Change the World Through Language

Sarah Gudenau, Oakland University

Amanda Montell’s 2019 book examines how adjusting the words that we use can alter how gender and sexuality are considered in today's society — for the better.…

October 10, 2020

‘The Language of Fire’: A Beautifully Dark Novel

Hannah Jumer, Converse College

This beautifully dark, lyric verse novel tells the story of Joan of Arc — a young country girl turned great leader who burned for the girls who fear the fire inside themselves.…

July 15, 2019

Joan of Arc's personal experiences are perfectly captured in David Elliott's "Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc." (Image via Smithsonian Magazine)

A Feminist Icon Is Re-Imagined in ‘Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc’

Dorielys Cruz, University of Texas at San Antonio

Who wouldn't read poetry about a legendary female warrior?…

March 27, 2019