Charleston, SC: American South, Caribbean North
A short look into how the foodways, language, folklore, history, art, and architecture of Charleston, South Carolina, connect to the Caribbean, and how these connections shaped the region’s—and the nation’s—unique culture.
Mark Twain and the Folklore of Day and Night
A look at two parallel ways Twain uses folklore and superstition in his works, and what this split says about the author himself.
Yokai: The Folklore Roots of Pokémon
An exploration of the folklore behind some of Pikachu’s friends.
‘Fighting the Long Defeat’: Nature and Grief in Tolkien and Anglo-Saxon Poetry
A paper delivered at the 2017 Southeastern Medieval Association Conference at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, SC.
Especially in The Lord of the Rings, medieval ideas of nature — from its decline and hostility to culture, to its own suffering alongside us — color Tolkien’s writing, where they ultimately develop into a reconciliation between wilderness and hearth.
Turning the Wheel: An Enneagram Analysis of Lost
A wisdom tradition established by Georgian-Armenian and South American teachers, the Enneagram is a fitting lens for viewing and understanding the characters of Lost, and maybe—by seeing ourselves in their stories—uncovering our own secret strengths and wounds.
Behind the Mask: An Enneagram Analysis of the Star Wars Saga
Each main character of the mythic Star Wars saga—from prequels, classic, and sequel trilogies, to spinoffs and television shows—considered through the wisdom system of the Enneagram.
Inside the Walls: An Enneagram Analysis of Stranger Things
Each main character of the hit Netflix series, considered through the wisdom system of the Enneagram.