Next time you’re on a hike or taking the scenic route on a road trip, pay attention to how often the shape of a hexagon is present in nature. From honeybees constructing their beehives with hexagonal cells, snowflake's molecular structure consisting of mini hexagons, to the pattern of a turtle’s shell or fish scales makes hexagons an integral shape in nature. The … [Read more...] about The Beauty of Hexagons
Archives for October 2024
Memories as a Response to Loss and the Subversion of Postmemory in Shin Kyung-Sook’s Please Look after Mom
Abstract This paper examines the subversion of the transmission of trauma and a response to loss reliant upon memories in Shin’s novel Please Look after Mom. Drawing on Hirsch’s theory of postmemory and the sociological theory of compressed modernity, I argue that the novel operates as a postmemorial work in its portrayal of a society that closely reflects the … [Read more...] about Memories as a Response to Loss and the Subversion of Postmemory in Shin Kyung-Sook’s Please Look after Mom
An Introduction to a Project on the Orr-Sommerfeld Equation
Welcome back. In today’s post, I hope to take a small break from our discussion last week, and present an introduction I wrote to a project on the Orr-Sommerfeld equation. This work examined the effects of non-normality in plane Poiseuille flow, a canonical shear flow between two flat plates, and the overall motivation was to show the limitations of traditional eigenvalue … [Read more...] about An Introduction to a Project on the Orr-Sommerfeld Equation
Food Waste Fashion: Would You Wear Oranges?
What if the peels from your oranges could become part of your wardrobe? Orange Fiber, an Italian company, is making that a reality by transforming citrus waste into sustainable textiles. As the fashion industry faces increasing pressure to reduce its environmental impact, food waste offers a practical solution. By turning discarded orange peels into eco-friendly fabrics, Orange … [Read more...] about Food Waste Fashion: Would You Wear Oranges?
Unraveling the Jezebel Stereotype: The “Inherent” Factor of Black Womanhood
The Jezebel stereotype, named after a biblical woman, has long been used to characterize Black women as hypersexual and immoral. Emerging during slavery, this trope justified the sexual exploitation of enslaved Black women by framing them as inherently promiscuous and complicit in their own oppression. Enslavers used the Jezebel stereotype to absolve themselves of guilt and to … [Read more...] about Unraveling the Jezebel Stereotype: The “Inherent” Factor of Black Womanhood