What is The Common Room?
The Common Room is an online magazine sponsored by the Knox College English Department. Twice yearly, we publish literary criticism by undergraduates who seek to illuminate what a text means or how it works while at the same time connecting the text to contemporary issues of justice, power, and politics.
Our Mission Statement
Our goal is to make literary criticism relevant, innovative, and accessible to a broad audience by connecting literature more closely with current cultural and political trends. We want literary criticism to be an engaging experience as well as an intellectual outlet for both English Majors and the wider academic community. We seek to showcase writing with personality and purpose, instead of run-of-the-mill academic essays. The Common Room strives to bring literary criticism closer to the public and the public closer to literary criticism. Lit crit doesn’t have to be boring anymore!
The Editors
Currently, the editors of The Common Room are Lola Chamberlain, Chieko Dunham, and Megan Bogner. We are guided by the advice of Dr. Emily Anderson and the Knox College English Department.
Contact
The Common Room staff can be reached at commonroom-user@knox.edu.
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