Nshuti AllegraExcerpt: Pilgrim’s RegressJohn Receives His First Religious InstructionDec 11, 2023Dec 11, 2023
Nshuti AllegraExcerpts: Dreams in a Time of WarI truly resonated with this book. Here are two of my favorite excerpts, though I only have two because they are the only ones I recorded at…Dec 10, 2023Dec 10, 2023
Nshuti AllegraOn Cyborg Futures and the African DreamIn our gatherings at school, conversations with my African peers often navigate toward our shared heritage, birthing two distinct…Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 2023
Nshuti AllegraHair in MorrisonToni Morrison uses the state of hair to convey important information about a character’s personality. White hair represents old age, filthy…Nov 2, 2023Nov 2, 2023
Nshuti AllegraWounds and Death: An Iliadic PerspectiveIn the fourth book of Homer’s Iliad, Menelaos, the great prince of the Achaians, is wounded by Pandaros’ arrow. To describe this scene…Nov 2, 2023Nov 2, 2023
Nshuti AllegraThe Ultimate TestThe complexity and beauty of Genesis chapter 22 lies in the cunning, yet instructed way in which mere words, when correctly placed, are…Nov 2, 2023Nov 2, 2023
Nshuti AllegraHow Speculative Fiction Might Be The Best Way to Depict RealityOn October 30, 1938, radio listeners all over the United States heard a dumbfounding report of mysterious creatures and terrifying war…Nov 2, 2023Nov 2, 2023
Nshuti AllegraA 2 am Recollection of a 15-Year-Old MemoryIt is 2 am in the morning on a Sunday. I cannot sleep. Today, I had an impromptu re-twisting of my hair and it is hurting me like nothing…Oct 29, 2023Oct 29, 2023
Nshuti AllegraThe New Aesthetics of LanguageWhen the average 21st-century American reads the writings of the Puritans or Shakespeare, there are a lot of strange and unfamiliar terms…Jul 26, 2023Jul 26, 2023