Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Feminism, Identity Formation, and Failing Forward A critical essay examining Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s place in American feminism and the show’s role as a site for cultural identity formation. Magical Mythos and Grave Violence: Saving the Social Contract A critical essay analyzing the role of popular narratives in social contract theory via Carole Pateman’s The Sexual Contract and Charles Mills’ The Racial Contract. Dramatic Theory: The Impact of Ephemerality in Theatre A critical essay examining the intersections of philosophies surrounding ephemerality and the impact theatre has on audiences. Post Genocide Rwanda: Arts as Healing Practice A critical essay analyzing the history of truth, healing, and reconciliation work in Rwanda and the way the arts are interwoven into their approach.