Practicing the Arts of Peace
Crowley, John. Conjunctions no. 46 (2006): 213-230. This article is a personal essay on the power of storytelling in the face of violence, conflict, and grief. Author John Crowley, who is both an academic and a fiction…
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Comedy and Tragedy as Two Sides of the Same Coin: Reversal and Incongruity as Sources of Insight
Dadlez, Eva and Lüthi, Daniel. The Journal of Aesthetic Education 52, no. 2 (Summer 2018): 81-94. This article uses literary theory to argue that comedy in fiction can enlighten in the same way as tragedy. Authors Eva…
Comedy and War
Maddocks, Melvin. The Sewanee Review 112, no. 1 (Winter 2004): 22-34. This article examines the relationship between comedy and war, seeking to understand why comedy is used so often in war narratives. It surveys a…
Horror Movies With Mom
Chaney, Michael. Prairie Schooner 90, no. 3 (Fall 2016): 101-110. This article is a personal essay examining the author’s relationship with his mother via the horror films they watched together. The essay uses…
Speculative Sankofarration: Haunting Black Women in Contemporary Horror Fiction
Brooks, Kinitra D., McGee, Alexis, and Schoellman, Stephanie. Obsidian 42, no. 1 / 2 (2016): 237-248. This article examines how the horror genre in literature treats its black female characters and their trauma. It…
The Clash and Musical Artistry: Against the Corporate Voice
Coon, Caroline. In Working for the Clampdown: The Clash, the Dawn of Neoliberalism and the Political Promise of Punk, edited by Colin Coulter, 52-68. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2019. This article,…
Mindfulness Matters in the Classroom: The Effects of Mindfulness Training on Brain Development and Behavior in Children and Adolescents
Lyons, Kristin E., and DeLange, Jennifer. 2016. in Handbook of Mindfulness in Education: Integrating Theory and Research into Practice edited by Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl and Robert W. Roeser, 271-85, 1st edition.…
On Attentive Love in Education: The Case of Courage to Teach
Liston, Daniel P. 2016. in Handbook of Mindfulness in Education: Integrating Theory and Research into Practice edited by Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl and Robert W. Roeser, 221-37, 1st edition. New York: Springer-Verlag…
Cultivating Inner Resilience in Educators and Students: The Inner Resilience Program
Lantieri, Linda; Nambiar, Madhavi; Harnett, Susanne; and Nagler Kyse, Eden. 2016. in Handbook of Mindfulness in Education: Integrating Theory and Research into Practice edited by Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl and Robert…
What is Mindfulness? A Contemplative Perspective
Young, Shinzen. 2016. in Handbook of Mindfulness in Education: Integrating Theory and Research into Practice edited by Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl and Robert W. Roeser, 29-47, 1st edition. New York: Springer-Verlag In…