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Included in this issue:

Funnies Making Money: Advertising, Merchandising, and American Cartoons - Maria Duke, St. Mary's College of Maryland

Hiding Places: A Survey of Urban Contradiction and Social Struggle in Frederick, Maryland - Grant Gallagher, Hood College

''This Little SoirEe'' Culture, Capitalism, and Woodstock - Kathryn Lenart, Villanova University

A Gothic Victory: Reeve's Old English Baron over Walpole's The Castle of Otranto - June Locco, Towson University

Finding My Place Through the Wisdom of Ancient Practices - T. Lynn Marble, Howard Community College

Out of This World: A Comparison of the Alien Motif and its Significance in American and Soviet Science Fiction during the Cold War - Hannah Murphy, St. Mary's College of Maryland

Gendering of Women Martyrs: A Product of the Middle and Modern Ages; Visual and Textual Exploration - Kyle Peterson, Ursinus College

When Trying to Surprise Your Opponent Backfires: Exposing the Weaknesses of the Indirect Approach - Joshua Schwartz, George Washington University