

A Reflection on Empire
Through the theme of Empire and its Ruin, Humanities Core has altered my view and understanding of power and the ways in which people...


The Tale of Two Genocides: Cambodia and Bangladesh
A common tool utilized by empire in order to assert dominance over is violence. While some powers use this mean to overpower neighboring...


Title X and The US Government's Infatuation with Controlling the Female Body
Like so many features under the Trump administration, women's rights have been under attack. The Republican party agenda for decades has...


Bhikaji Cama, A Woman of Resistance
While teaching about V.D. Savarkar, Professor Chaturvedi spoke about The Young Indian Society or Abhinav Bharat Society and the...


Caliban and Eliza, Partners in Language
Like Professor Lewis has stated in lecture, "Language is a partner of empire." Caliban and Eliza, characters from Shakespeare's The...


Imperial Expansion and the Thirst of America's Youth
Empires and young people, two seemingly unrelated subjects tied together by one common attribute: greed. In an imperial sense, land...
Blog Post #6: HumCore 1A in Reflection
It is currently week ten here at the University of California, Irvine, meaning that both finals and winter break are just around the...


Blog Post #5: The Revenant and Manifest Destiny
In director Alejandro Inarritu's latest film, The Revenant, American westward expansion is illustrated in a stark manner, exposing the...


BLOG POST #4: Formal Analysis of "The Course of Empire: Desolation" by Thomas Cole
The fifth painting in Thomas Cole's series entitled The Course of Empire, Desolation, is one that I find particularly aesthetically...


BLOG POST #3: The Prescott Empire
The concept of empire is exemplified in everyday life, including popular culture. Within Dontnod Entertainment's episodic adventure game,...


