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Emblaze

Abstract Art of Literature

A SUNY Cortland Journal of Literary and Cultural Analysis


Issue Two

Fall 2025

Letter From The Editors

Hello again, Emblaze…

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Sex and the City in 2025: How Can a Show from the 90s Make Relevant Commentary on Gender Roles and Relationships?

By Elizabeth Hickis …

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Annie, possessed by the spirit of her daughter Charlie, screams in fear during a failed ritual to make contact with her. Her husband Steve stands nearby, watching in alarm as the possession unfolds.

The Horror of the Mind: How Hereditary Mirrors Schizophrenia 

By Courtney Romano …

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A scene from the 1940 film adaptation of Rebecca featuring Maxim holding Mrs. de Winter protectively

Bitten by the Patriarchy: Vampirism in Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 

By Riss Stone…

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The man, Harry Styles, and the woman, Florence Pugh, lying in bed together, sharing a peaceful moment of intimacy and closeness as they face one another with her hand holding his cheek. 

The Undeserving Actor Award Goes To… 

By Sophie Annett…

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A graveyard with an overcast, eerie sky and a full moon, twin clock towers stand ominously on both sides, adding to the gothic mood, main series cast members in dramatic posing and serious expressions 

The Vampire Diaries: a Wrongful Message to a Generation

By Sebastian Barton…

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Elle Woods played by Reese Witherspoon is standing against a table in a courtroom wearing a pink dress leaning on that table with one hand on her hip. She is in focus and the objects and the people behind her are blurred out.

Elle Woods vs. Feminism

By Alyssa Finck…

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