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What comes after Post-Modernism?

  • I See Things – Poem by P. Chatelain

    I see things

  • Tupac Shakur and Modernism

    Phillipe Chatelain’s article looks into the relationship between Tupac Shakur’s artistic expression and literary figures Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes. Shakur’s rap lyrics and poems conveyed his struggling experiences as a black man and gangster in America. These works align with Hughes’ call to black writers to spark social change, in keeping with Whitman’s premise…

  • The In Parentheses Book List

    The In Parentheses Book List

    These titles are not arranged in any sort of hierarchy or order of excellence. They are merely listed as if collected into a box or onto a shelf. ***** ANARCHY by Ericco Malatesta THE WRETCHED OF THE EARTH by Frantz Fanon THE YOUNGEST SCIENCE: NOTES OF A MEDICINE-WATCHER by Lewis Thomas Funk & Wagnalls ATLAS OF…

  • Islam in American Transcendentalism

    Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophical works, particularly his essays “Over-Soul” and “Nature,” are said to have been greatly influenced by Islamic principles. According to historical texts, early American leaders, including the Founding Fathers, held a cordial and accepting attitude towards Islam. Emerson’s essays emphasize man’s ability to interpret their environment and act accordingly, a view that…

  • A Question of Sanity on the Green Line (Originally Recorded on a Sunday. March Fourth Two-Thousand and Twelve. 4:07PM)

    This day had all the humdrum qualities of any other day until I settled myself into one of the hard-cushioned seats located on the upper tier of seats on the Green Line metro.

  • Hello Visitor!

    Welcome to In Parentheses. We are currently accepting pieces to be featured on our website and in our first issue of our literary zine, coming this summer. To read the full guidelines for submission, please head over to the link on the site header at the top of your screen for “About Us / Submit” (or…

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