Winter 2024
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The Dynamics of Proxy War Patronage: Exploring the Confluence of Economics and Politics
/ War Studies
Charles Xue ’25
The Albany Academies
New York, USA
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The Analytic-Continental Split: A Comparative Study of Language Use in Philosophical Works
/ Philosophy
Lang Ming ’26
Northfield Mount Hermon School
Massachusetts, USA
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Environmental Injustice and Uranium Pollution on the Wind River Indian Reservation
/ Interdisciplinary: Environmental Studies, US History
Georgiana Mueller ’26
Jackson Hole High School
Wyoming, USA
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Shadow Diplomacy: How the US Drove Britain to Decolonize Malaysia, 1941-1963
/ Interdisciplinary: US History, International Relations
Nathan Hu ’25
The Lawrenceville School
New Jersey, USA
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Community, Family, Nation: Confucian Exacerbation of Homophobia in Chinese Queer Literature
/ Interdisciplinary: Gender Studies, Literature, Philosophy
Xiaoyao Lu ’25
United World College of South East Asia
Singapore
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The Persistence of Foucauldian Discipline in Contemporary Society
/ Interdisciplinary: Sociology, Philosophy
Roy Wei ’26
YK Pao School
Shanghai, China
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Democracy in Shambles: The Effect of Political Elitism on the Decline of Indian Secularism
/ Interdisciplinary: World History, Politics
Arjun Shah ’25
Phillips Academy Andover
Massachusetts, USA
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Military Brutality on the Frontiers: A Device in Transforming Rome from Republic to Empire
/ Greco-Roman History
Skye Hsu ’25
San Francisco University High School
California, USA
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New Additions to
European History Collection -
The Decline of Ecclesiastical Authority in the Italian Healthcare System
/ Interdisciplinary: European History, Public Policy
Giulia Scolari ’25
The American School in London
London, UK
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Memorialized Identity: An Analysis of Collective Memory in the Weimar Republic
/ European History
Aumrita Savdharia ’25
Fairmont Preparatory Academy
California, USA
Author Spotlights
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Georgiana Mueller
My chemistry teacher once showcased a remarkable periodic table to our class. It displayed the abbreviations of all elements, akin to a standard table, but also included tiny samples of...
Georgiana Mueller
My chemistry teacher once showcased a remarkable periodic table to our class. It displayed the abbreviations of all elements, akin to a standard table, but also included tiny samples of...
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Arjun Shah
I first discovered my passion for political theory during freshman-year debate meetings. Marveled by older students’ esoteric references to Locke, Hobbes, and Plato, I spent my summers consumed in Two...
Arjun Shah
I first discovered my passion for political theory during freshman-year debate meetings. Marveled by older students’ esoteric references to Locke, Hobbes, and Plato, I spent my summers consumed in Two...
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Nathan Hu
As a Canadian with Chinese-Indonesian heritage who lived in Vancouver and Hong Kong before studying at an American boarding high school, I’m deeply interested in the colonial histories of Canada,...
Nathan Hu
As a Canadian with Chinese-Indonesian heritage who lived in Vancouver and Hong Kong before studying at an American boarding high school, I’m deeply interested in the colonial histories of Canada,...
Notable Essays
Selected from the past year’s collection
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The Global Environmental Impacts of World War I
Kevin GuoInterdisciplinary: Environmental Studies, World History
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Mortality Moves Masses: Social Movements as Evolved Responses to Pandemics
Gabriel Wolf EversInterdisciplinary: Sociology, Psychology
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The Formation of Charismatic Authority: An Analysis of Julius Caesar and George Washington
Persephone ReevesPolitics
Featured Essay
Interdisciplinary: Sociology, Philosophy
The Persistence of Foucauldian Discipline in Contemporary Society
Roy Wei ’26 | YK Pao School | Shanghai, China
In an era where algorithms track every action and social media subtly influences decisions, power may not manifest as it used to – yet, has its essence truly shifted? This study explores the persistent influence of Foucauldian disciplinary power on individuals and societal interactions, positing that the dynamics that molded society in the past continue to operate, steering today’s most imperceptible yet potent frameworks. Drawing on Michel Foucault’s analytics of power, this paper shows that modern power dynamics, while often aimed at society’s intermediary aspects, ultimately regulate and shape individual behavior. Initially, using the Panopticon and Sartre’s “gaze” as an example of discipline in practice, the essay highlights observation and normalization as key drivers of disciplinary actions. Furthermore, the paper disputes Deleuze’s assertion that “societies of control” have replaced the disciplinary society, suggesting instead that new developments enhance rather than replace the existing frameworks of observation and normalization. Finally, this paper contends that Foucauldian biopolitics and discipline, once seen as distinct, have converged into a unified system of control in recent decades. By examining the role of disciplinary power, as well as its influence on the Sartrean “gaze,” Deleuzian control, and Foucauldian biopolitics, the paper effectively argues for the ongoing relevance of Foucauldian discipline in understanding the nature of power and societal organization today.
Disciplinary Collections
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Philosophy
History: Greco-Roman, US, European, World
Art History
Literature, Literary Theory, Classics
Public Policy
Sociology: Political Sociology, Sociolinguistics
Contents updated periodically.
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Embark on a scholarly journey through our disciplinary collections, exploring a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences.
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Interdisciplinary I
The study of politics, conflict, and governance that shape the world and the natural environment at national and international levels
Politics, War Studies, International Relations, Environmental Studies
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Interdisciplinary II
The exploration of creative expressions and the policies and programs that shape cultural activities
Cultural Policy, Film and Media Studies, Musicology
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Interdisciplinary III
The investigation of cultural practices, beliefs, and social structures that influence and are influenced by human societies
American Studies, Gender Studies, Anthropology, Psychology