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Fig. 1. John William Waterhouse, Penelope and the Suitors, 1912. Oil on canvas, 129.8 × 188 cm.

Sep 27, 2026

"Borrowed Faces: A Close Reading Essay on Dispossession" by Emma Quỳnh Liên Wong

Through a close reading of Homer's Odyssey, the essay explores transformation, identity, and the unsettling loss of humanity that follows when we are made into something other than ourselves.

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