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Re:Search the Undergraduate Literary Criticism Journal at the University of Illinois Re:Search The Undergraduate Literary Criticism Journal at the University of Illinois Volume 5, Issue 1 | 2018 Copyright Notice Open Access This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that greater dissemination of research benefits the authors and that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Copyright statement To properly administer the Re:Search, The Undergraduate Literary Criticism Journal at the University of Illinois, the Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS), and to preserve the contents for future use, the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois on behalf of its Urbana-Champaign campus (the "University") requires certain permissions and warrants from you, the author(s) and/or copyright owner. 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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Acknowledgments........................................................................................................v Editors’ Note...............................................................................................................vi Letter from Department Head...................................................................................viii Letter from Faculty Advisor……………………………………………….……...…ix Aims & Scope..............................................................................................................x ARTICLES Hamilton’s Shoutout: On a Trope that Silences………………………………….……..1 Author: Miranda Brookshier Mentor: Derrick Spires What’s Love Got to Do with It: Intersections of the Personal and Political in The Bostonians and Obergefell v. Hodges………………………………….………..26 Author: Madeline Decker Mentor: Justine S. Murison Tanizaki’s Naomi, Nabokov’s Lolita, and Naomi’s Lolita: Exoticism of a New Era ……………….……………………………………….44 Author: Lingjun Jiang Mentor: Robert Tierney Being Within and Without: The Effects of Colonial Education and the Genre of Bildungsroman on Double Consciousness in Crick Crack, Monkey.....................................................................................72 Author: Agatha Miodowski Mentor: Ramon Soto Crespo Folk Conversations with Bob Dylan: Modern Traditions in “Love and Theft”…………………………………………………………….85 Author: Casey Mulvany Mentor: Steve Davenport Visual Spaces and Modern Subjectivity in the Big City………………………...97 Author: Sophie Rodgers Mentor: Tim Newcomb Gender Performance and Identity Formation in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man………………………………………………113 Author: Taylor Wegner Mentor: Vicki Mahaffey ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EXECUTIVE BOARD COVER ART & DESIGN Hannah Downing, Co-Editor in Chief Brandon Murphy Zoe Stein, Co-Editor in Chief Jesse Tamayo, Managing Editor COPY EDITORS Jessica Berbey, Journal Technician Brandon Murphy, Graphic Designer Amanda Watson, Assistant Managing Editor Kait Boehm, Secretary Nikki Burdyn Kelda Habing Caroline Hsu FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD Luke Misiak Danny Oster Lori Humphrey Newcomb, English Vicki Mahaffey, Head, Department of English Harriett Green, Head of Scholarly Communications and FORMAT EDITORS Publishing Merinda Kaye Hensley, Digital Scholarship Liaison and Salma Aldaas Assistant Journal Technician Instruction Librarian Nikki Burdyn Kelda Habing GRADUATE ADVISORS Caroline Hsu Nora Halleran Brandon Jones, English Luke Misiak Brandon Murphy SPECIAL THANKS TO FACULTY MENTORS Anna Ivy, English Kirsten Wilcox, English Steve Davenport, English Kristine McCoskey, English Vicki Mahaffey, English Nancy Rahn, English Justine Murison, English Michael Chan, Former Co-Editor in Chief Tim Newcomb, English Nick Millman, Former Co-Editor in Chief Michelle Martinez, English Ramon Soto Crespo, English Wendy Truran, English Derrick Spires, English Robert Tierney, East Asian Languages and Culture PEER REVIEWERS SPONSORS Re:Search Executive Board Members Madeline Brown Department of English Nikki Burdyn Office of Undergraduate Research, Provost’s Office Lingjun Jiang Scholarly Commons, University Library Christine Pallon E. Veda Streitmatter & Arlys Streitmatter Conrad Fund Cathlin Rosean Taylor Wegner Elli Wills PRINTING Daniel Zolecki Illini Union Document Services Volume 5, Issue 1 | 2018 v EDITOR’S NOTE The fifth year of Re:Search, the Undergraduate Literary Criticism Journal at the University of Illinois has now come to an end, and we could not have been luckier to act as the leaders of such an unforgettable year for the journal. This issue passed through many hands as the year progressed, with each person involved making a critical contribution to the final result that you’re reading today. We would first like to thank our executive board; without their hard work, we would have no copy editors or a way to format the journal, nor would we have had any organized events like we did this year. Of course, without our dedicated authors, we would not have a journal to present to you. Their interests and the passion through which they pursue them is what keeps this journal full every year. From the first concepts in their proposals to the final edits, we have truly enjoyed working with them and seeing their hard work culminate in such profound ways. Just as important as our authors, we would like to thank every faculty member who has helped us this year. From the faculty members who took time to offer personalized advice to our authors to our very own Lori Newcomb, who has been guiding this journal since its inception in 2014. Our graduate advisor, Brandon Jones, and Professor Newcomb contribute greatly every year to our copy editing process and beyond. Their guidance has helped us in creating a journal worthy of praise year after year. This
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