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Amanda MelheiminCounter ArtsA Posthuman Tolkienesque: ‘The Amphitheater of Souls’How reincarnation drastically alters the defined categories of ‘human,’ ‘elf,’ and ‘dwarf’Jul 710Jul 710
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Amanda MelheiminEduCreateWriter’s Block, Student Morale, and the Danger of RulesWhat to do when students say, ‘I can’t write’Jun 914Jun 914