Deerfield

Deerfield is the journal of the Boston University Writing Program. Each issue publishes a sampling of the best undergraduate work composed by students in our courses. Our name is inspired by Deerfield Street, adjacent to the Writing Program building. 

Issue 3 (2025)

Table of Contents

Editors’ Note

Masthead

WR111

Kothari’s Use of Rhetorical Devices: Exploring Identity in “If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I?” | Fan Bu (essay)

WR120

Redefining Educational Equity: Reallocating Resources from METCO to Urban Schools in Massachusetts | Nadia Mason (essay)

Op-Ed: We Shouldn’t Be Surprised That Abortion Didn’t Persuade White Women | Sophie Choong (essay)

Pen, Page, and Power | Adam Mhal (poetry) *prize project award

On the Necessity of Murals in Boston | James Chang (essay) *prize project award

Dear Andrew: A Little Mermaid Retelling | Chiara Nicolina Hirt (graphic novella)

Maria Lando | Thalia Patiño Molano (video documentary) *prize project award

WR151

Beyond Bereavement: Understanding the Long-Term Impacts of Spousal Loss on the Mental Health of Octogenarians and Beyond | Sophia Pomposelli (essay)

“Assay the Power You Have”: Distorted Female Autonomy in Measure for Measure | Chantelle Tadros (essay)

Challenging Social Norms in Korean Disturbing Films: How Cultural Context Heightens Discomfort for Different Audiences | Chaeyheon Lucy Lee (essay)

WR152

Losing Louisiana: The Sinking Time Bomb | Sanaya Tonsekar (website)

Que Viva La Raza: A Case Study into Local Journalism as Civil Resistance | Julia Zayas (essay)

WR153

Transforming Music Education Textbooks in South Korea: A Proposal to Mitigate Gender and Racial Discrimination | Nahyun Nadine Lim (essay)

Third Worlds | Ajani Hickling (memoir) *Tony Wallace Award for Writing Excellence

WR320

In the Waiting Room | Waizo Chen (poetry)

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by Zhang Yuhui