The second issue of Canal offers a diverse set of texts that demonstrate what is possible when students connect their courses in the Department of World Languages Cultures with their interests, their lives, and their professional paths.
The writing in this issue includes essays that explore family histories, connecting them, at times, to larger questions about education, inequality and opportunity. Other texts reflect on issues of policing in the United States, international environmentalism, indigenous rights, and immigration using original research, interviews, and careful analysis. It also includes a translation, from Italian into English, of a short story by Miguel Angel García and an art history essay presenting research on the history of playing cards.
The professors in the Department of World Languages Cultures are dedicated to developing the abilities of their students in ways that strongly impact their professional and individual growth. We believe that studying language and culture are essential practices that benefit all students as they negotiate their career trajectories and, more broadly, develop a deeper relationship with the complexities of their lives and their world.
It is a great pleasure to present this work. Each text, below, is accompanied by a short abstract in English, a biographical statement from the authors, and a PDF link to the full text that will open within your browser. We, as the Editors of Canal, would like to thank the students who submitted their work and the professors that worked with them in the editing process. Thank you all for another great issue!
Sincerely,
The Editors
Max Ubelaker Andrade, Senior Editor of Canal
Giulia Po DeLisle, Assistant Editor of Canal