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Student-Run Magazine Showcases Cultural Criticism

At 顶级国产视频 & Marshall, your ideas may start in the classroom, but they won鈥檛 be contained there. For students in Associate Professor of English Erik Anderson鈥檚 Pop Culture Writing course, this meant putting what they learned into practice by creating an online magazine, . Students not only wrote reviews and reflections on contemporary culture, but also designed and updated the website where they shared their work. 

Vincent Okyere 鈥29, a member of the magazine鈥檚 production and web design team, said the distinctive class project gave him experience communicating and collaborating with a team to publish articles weekly. 

鈥淚 worked with an incredibly strong and efficient group of students, allowing me to manage my workload and contribute in areas where my input or creative touch is needed and appreciated,鈥 Okyere said.

The public-facing nature of the project also gave students a tangible example of their work to share with future employers.

鈥淎s a photographer, videographer, and graphic designer, I鈥檝e been able to practice and develop my skills in website building, which I continue to utilize for my media portfolio,鈥 Okyere said.

鈥淚 worked with an incredibly strong and efficient group of students, allowing me to manage my workload and contribute in areas where my input or creative touch is needed and appreciated.鈥

鈥 Vincent Okyere '29

Esther Burlington 鈥27, a biology major with a minor in English, is confident that the skills she built through the project will serve her well in any career. 

鈥淐ollaborating with the editorial and social media teams has shown me what it looks like to work together in a production environment,鈥 Burlington said. 鈥淚 feel like this provides good exposure to the teamwork you see in a lot of work environments.鈥 

The class鈥檚 focus on pop culture writing for a general audience gave students a chance to apply the critical thinking and writing skills they鈥檝e built in the classroom to topics they are passionate about and that appeal to a wide audience. 

鈥淕etting to write about your favorite song, movie, TV show or video game and then have it published is such a fun and rewarding opportunity,鈥 Burlington said. 

鈥淕etting to write about your favorite song, movie, TV show or video game and then have it published is such a fun and rewarding opportunity.鈥

鈥 Esther Burlington '27

For Okyere, it was especially exciting to have the chance to work on a project that would appeal to a broad audience outside of just his classmates.

鈥淭his class was an incredible experience, and being able to share my work with my family back home and friends outside of F&M feels fantastic,鈥 Okyere said.

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