Dear reader,

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Reviewing the Suture submissions semester after semester, we look forward to seeing the vast range of topics that students write about, topics which emerged in classes within Hamilton’s diverse curriculum and were taken up by writers who imparted them with their distinct perspectives and life experiences. Taken outside of the context of the classroom, these essays demonstrate student’s commitment to exploring, thinking, and investing in complexity through writing. Essays are more than simply an in-class assignment; they serve to analyze, to critique, to provide inspiration, to spark conversations...

 

The essays published this semester demonstrate the capacity of students to generate in-depth analysis, to engage in meaningful ways with art and culture of all kinds, and to challenge dominant epistemologies and narratives. In this issue, we see how the arts are inscribed into the world around us, how music, films, poetry, and law have far-reaching implications, and how nature complicates human ideas of categorization. By reading the following essays, we hope you come to a new understanding of the value of critical engagement and the importance of eloquent writing in constructing an argument, but we hope most of all that these essays will renew your appreciation for art and culture and for the rich world of meaning that exists all around at every moment.
 

Happy reading,
Bella and Lillian