Ryan James HagenCommodification of the IndividualIn Carmen Nocentelli’s article, “Spice Race: The Island Princess and the Politics of Transnational Appropriation”, the idea of a…2 min read·Nov 2, 2016----
Ryan James HagenSeparate Spaces on the IslandJohn Fletcher’s, The Sea Voyage, offers a different understanding of the island theme than we have previously seen in our readings. In many…2 min read·Oct 26, 2016----
Ryan James HagenBess, The Man’s WomanIn Jean E. Howard’s article, “An English Lass Amid The Moors”, she discusses the issues of nationality versus sexuality and gender. This…3 min read·Oct 21, 2016----
Ryan James HagenThe Island Removed from TimeIn Barbara Fuchs’s article, “Conquering Islands: Contextualizing The Tempest”, the concept of multi faceted perception is addressed, and…3 min read·Oct 19, 2016----
Ryan James HagenBarabas: The Great Jewish IslandChristopher Marlowe’s play, The Jew of Malta, centers a narrative around the lead character, Barabas. Barabas is a very wealthy Jew who has…3 min read·Sep 21, 2016----
Ryan James HagenThe Naturally Constructed Island in Henry Neville’s Isle of PinesIn Henry Neville’s, The Isle of Pines, there seems to be great contradiction between the “natural” disposition of man, and the structural…3 min read·Sep 14, 2016----