Arianna Ontko
Pronouns: She/her
Research Mentor(s): John Buckley
Co-Presenter:
Research Mentor School/College/Department: English Language & Literature / LSA
Presentation Date: April 20
Presentation Type: Oral5
Session: Session 5 – 3:40pm – 4:30 pm
Room: Breakout Room 3
Authors:
Presenter: 1
Abstract
It was Homer who said that the essential difference that classified us as humans was that it was we, and not animals, that could tell stories. Throughout history it has been stories that have enchanted us, charmed us, intrigued us. They are means of expression, tools for development, and overall a timeless means of communication. My research this semester was to investigate these pieces through literary journals. Whether it involved prose or poetry, there were four main goals of the project: 1) to analyze literary journals; 2) find the similarities and differences that relate the pieces of literature; 3) incorporate these techniques in our own writing to create our own, unique pieces; and 4) workshop and re-workshop our pieces. Because no two pieces have the same exact traits, it is impossible to replicate the literature we read. Due to this, our project objective isn’t to make copies of what we read, but to find how to mix these traits with our own ideas to create something with similar effect. Each piece is reviewed by peers to catch any formatting, grammatical, or understanding issues before they are submitted on a wide scale for publication. We found consistently throughout the project that even the pieces you spend the longest amount of time workshopping can always be edited more, and creating something you’re proud of relies on finding the right amount of workshopping.
Arts and Humanities, Interdisciplinary
