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History is the retrospective lens through which societies observe how ideas, beliefs, and cultures change over time. The evolution of psychiatric illness as a concept is an especially important part of our collective history, as the way that mental disorders are defined, diagnosed, categorized, and treated is reflective of broader cultural currents and social perspectives. With … [Read more...] about From Refrigerator Mothers to Respected Advocates: Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder through the Changing Role of the Autism Parent1

A tight waist, fox eyes, puckered lips, bulging breasts, and a high ponytail target the eyes of a mother and daughter. Intended for the gaze of unruly bachelors, truck drivers, and bar frequenters, the high-end German call girl doll grabbed Ruth Handler and her daughter right by their girlish fantasies. Ruth Handler, the co-founder of Mattel, was simply vacationing in … [Read more...] about Please, Crawl out from the Doll House: Barbie’s Pervasive Plastic Example

Education is a fundamental human right for everyone, recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UN General Assembly, UDHR Article 26). The right exists on paper, but when it comes to reality, far too many women do not get to exercise this right. Deprivation of education is one of the many violations of women’s rights, to the extent that it is included in the … [Read more...] about Why There is Hope for South Asia to Achieve Gender Equality in Education

The sudden appearance of foreign settlers on Indigenous lands in North America marked the beginning of a centuries-long disproportionate relationship between Indigenous people and American colonists. A semblance of equality was initially displayed during the famed Thanksgiving feast held between the Wampanoag Tribe and early colonists but diminished as American settlers soon … [Read more...] about Exploring the Complex Relationship Between Fire and Indegenious Communities

Abstract  This paper examines Junji Ito’s 2019 manga adaptation of Osamu Dazai’s 1948 novel, No Longer Human, a hallmark of Japanese literature. The stark difference in medium, genre, and audience has resulted in an adaptation that both captures the essence of No Longer Human and distorts the story to be much darker than originally intended. Dazai’s frank tone may lend … [Read more...] about Reinterpretation Of No Longer Human Through Surrealism And Horror