Letter from the Editor

Research:

Erdmann, Leah: Into the Psyche: Mental Illness’ Depiction in Entertainment using Chris McCandless’s story as told by Jon Krakauer and Sean Penn

Stallmann, Kit: Straight-Jackets: Gay Characters and Mental Asylums Across Times and Cultures, as Portrayed  in Film and Literature 

Sutton, Georgi: Beautiful Minds or Dangerous Madmen?: How Portrayals of Mental Illness Affect Perceptions

Sutton, Teresa: “I Want the Fairy Tale”: How Romantic Short Films and Attachment Affect Romantic Beliefs

Van Vliet, Taylor: The Untraditional Heaven in Emily Dickinson’s “Some keep the Sabbath going to Church”