The “Lost Generation”
World War I gave rise to what we have come to know today as the “ Lost Generation”. The very denotation of the word ‘ lost’ has connotations of disorienta...
Category: Contexts
Why Do We Want to Replace Human Relationships with Robots?
In a world where technology is evolving at an increasingly rapid rate, the conversation of the effect of AI on our lives is more relevant than ever. In less tha...
The Voice in the Mirror
Slave in the magic mirror, come from the farthest space, through wind and darkness I summon thee. Speak! -Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). The story behi...
Who was Alan Turing?
In their paper on “The History of Artificial Intelligence,” Chris Smith, Brian McGuire, and others offer a helpful overview of Alan Turing’s c...
What Made the 1920s Roar?
The period from 1920-29 is often called the ‘Roaring Twenties’ because it was a time of noise, lively action and economic prosperity. Let’s look at some o...
Tunes in Grayscale
As World War 1 came to a close, a mass number of jazz musicians migrated from New Orleans to other major cities such as New York and Chicago (A Culture of Chang...
Introductory context to Scott F. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925)
To this date, Scott F. Fitzgerald is one of the most, if not, the most famous chronicler of 1920’s America. The “Roaring 20’s” or “The Jazz age” occupy periods ...
Initial Reception of The Great Gatsby
We all know The Great Gatsby as a successful and quintessential American novel, but it was not always perceived as such. The novel received mixed reviews when i...
Cable Girls
Hey everyone! I just started watching a show on Netflix called “Cable Girls”. Although it’s not American, or based in America, it’s set ...
Morrison vs. White and Perception
Jane/Alexina Morrison was fifteen years old when she ran away from slave trader J. G. Haliburton and filed her freedom suit. Since she was of “fair complexion, ...