Whenever I watch reality TV, I am struck by how often reality TV participants explain their bad behavior as “truth-telling”…
Rebecca KoerselmanJuly 10, 2017
By Mike Kugler In my last essay I proposed that Shelley’s Frankenstein remains our most powerful modern myth. The new…
Rebecca KoerselmanJune 12, 2017
by Mike Kugler “Have you ever heard of insect politics? Neither have I. Insects... don't have politics. They're very... brutal.…
Rebecca KoerselmanMay 29, 2017
Why are so many women of a certain age considered witches? A friend and I were discussing films and books…
Rebecca KoerselmanMay 15, 2017
I’ve noticed some interesting trends in naming, particularly among millennials. Instead of choosing classic or so-old-they-are-new-again names, parents seem to…
Rebecca KoerselmanMay 1, 2017
I am continually struck by the intermingling of cultural and secular ideas with Christian holidays. Spring is my favorite season.…
Rebecca KoerselmanApril 17, 2017
When I think about key words to describe 1950s America, I often think of the word conformity. I do not…
Rebecca KoerselmanApril 3, 2017
by Rebecca Koerselman Recently, I read the book Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. It is a work of fiction that…
Rebecca KoerselmanMarch 20, 2017
Rebecca Koerselman is away. Today The Twelve welcomes Randolph Johnson. As teachers, we can sometimes become preoccupied with our own…
Rebecca KoerselmanMarch 6, 2017
