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
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)
Cover Image
by Zhang Yuhui