The Tell-Tale Hand: Gothic Narratives and the Brain

The opening story in Winesburg, Ohio (1919) by Sherwood Anderson is called simply “Hands.” It is about a teacher’s remarkable hands that sometimes seem to move independently of his will. This essay explores some of the relevant contexts and potential links, beginning with other representations of teachers’ hands, such as Caravaggio’s St. Matthew and the Angel, early efforts to establish a sign-language for the deaf, and including the Montessori method of teaching children to read and write by tracing the shape of letters with their hands on rough emery paper. The essay then explores filmic hands that betray or work independently of conscious intentions, from Dr Strangelove, Mad Love, to The Beast With Five Fingers. Discussion of the medical literature about the “double” of our hands in the brain, including “phantom hands,” leads on to a series of images that register Rodin’s lifelong fascination with sculpting separate hands

Inside Out, Spring 2018

Contents: Untitled, Jane Jacob - Cover Guy, Tariro Mupaso - Inside Cover IM Rounds, Michelle Chen - 1 Histology of the Cerebellum at the Level of the Medulla, Caroline Dunne - 3 Summer Fruit, Kanika Ramchandan 2 Serenity, Chen Zhou - 4 Stage IV, Jordyn Tumas - 5 Pitting Anitha, Ahmed - 6 The Other Hand, Sophia Dang - 6 Dust, Victoria Stevenson - 7 Conflagration, Anitha Ahmed - 8 Sweet Shop - Tangail, Bangladesh, Micaela Langille Collins - 8 Newborn Exam, Jordyn Tumas - 9 The Descent, Jeffrey Lee - 9 Daydreams, Kevin Tang - 10 Snapple Facts, Madeleine Norris - 10 Glitter, Rachel Werk - 11 The Twelve Apostles, Kevin Tang - 11 Fog|January|Delaware River|North Philadelphia, Holly A. Rankin - 12 Plain, Anya Platt - 12 home, Anthony Vu - 13 Still Life, Samantha Nguyen - 13 I’m Sorry, Yashmi Mahat - 14 Elodie, Madeleine Norris - 14 Gavel, Anya Platt - 16 City Hall, My Duyen Nguyen - 16 Specimen for Frozen Section, Michelle Chen - 17 Untitled, Anya Platt - 17 Metal Fiend, Tariro Mupaso - 18 Birthing Hands, Samantha Schoer - 19 Tree, Katie Sommers - 20 Ground Glass, Samantha Schoer - 20 whistle, Harnoor Kaur - 21 Zeke, Samantha Nguyen - 21 Study for a Graphic Novel, Naomi Newman - 22 Women’s Month, Samantha Schoer - 23 Lessons for My Daughter, Madeleine Norris - 24 Folklore, Jarred Holt - 25 I am art, Sh’Rae Marshall - 26 Lungs, Alex Siegelman - 26 Cherry Chiffon Cage, Daisy Zhang - 28 Jewel, Chen Zhou - 29 Country Roads, Sh’Rae Marshall - 30 Industry|January|Delaware River|North Philadelphia, Holly A. Rankin - 31 Alleyway, Samantha Nguyen - 33 Innocence, Daisy Zhang - 33 Broken, Sh’Rae Marshall - 34 Contemplation, Jeffrey Lee - 34 Figure Study, Chen Zhou - 36 My Adela, Shayan Waseh - 37 A Question of Death, Malika Madhava - 38 Eye Contact, Rachel Werk - 39 Food Water Shelter, Zachary Howell - 40 The Last Kiss, Jeffrey Lee - 40 sunsets from antelope island, Karishma Kodia - 41 A Night at Penn’s Landing, Xiang Zhang - 41 The Spade, Mak Sarich - 42 Queen’s View, Scotland, Katie Sommers - 42 Portrait Study, Chen Zhou - 43 The Scars I’m Too Afraid To Get, B. Samuel Meyers - 43 Vegas Remembered, Bryce Eng - 44 Best Friends, Jeffrey Lee - 45 Abstract Anatomy Introspection, Jordyn Tumas - 45 i’m sorry, Harnoor Kaur - 45 Autopsy, Laura Simpler - 46 Anatomy Spine, Leena Ramani - 47 Her Grief Changes, Lily Black - 48 Winter Farmscape, Samantha Nguyen - 48 I returned to that bench, Bryce Eng - 49 Untitled, Kanika Ramchandani - 49 Untitled, Jane Jacob - 50 alternate names for curiosity, Sh’Rae Marshall - 50 Gold Brain Slice, Leena Ramani - 51 Red, Mak Sarich - 51 A fragment of thought, Malika Madhava - 51 Cat Fight, Leena Ramani - 52 Almost, Tariro Mupaso - 54 Untitled, Katherine Cambareri - 56 Chief Editors: Anitha Ahmed and Anya Platt Editors: Benjamin Barnhart, Jarett Beaudoin, Jane Beriont, Timothy Chou, Caroline Christianson, Jessica Clark, Michelle D’Souza, Daniela Fishbein, Harnoor Kaur, Karishma Kodia, Christopher Kustera, Jeffrey Lee, Alisha Maity, Sh’Rae Marshall, Luis A. Aguilar Montalvan, Leena Ramani, Benjamin Richter, Maddy Russell, Hanna Sandhu, Mak Sarich, Kathryn Sommers, Megumi Tsuda, Amber Zhang, Richard Zhang The Jefferson Arts Organization was founded primarily to offer Thomas Jefferson University students the opportunity to express themselves through art. The Jefferson Arts organization focuses on such media as art and photography, writing, and music and supports diverse activities including live readings, art exhibits and musical performances. In addition, the organization publishes Inside Out annual art and literary journal which showcases photography, paintings, sketches, short stories, poems and essays contributed by university students. All of these activities are designed to bring more diversity to the Jefferson community; to allow students, faculty and staff the chance to stop and reflect on their daily lives; and to provide a creative outlet from the rigors of school and work. Content Warning: This magazine includes some written pieces with mature language and potentially triggering subject matter

LESSONS

I am learning through these lessons. The following document includes my convoluted musings about my work, making process, and body leading up to my thesis exhibition, Avoidance Kitchen. My struggle with my reflected image comes from my struggle with my self-perceived physical image. What does it mean for a piece to disappear, only to find the reflection of someone else\u27s work or body in its place? Is my craft rendered obsolete if all you want to do is take a funny selfie? Is my work unacknowledged if all you see is the sculpture across the room, in reverse? What happens when an object or installation is elevated and ignored within the same space

Let Me Tell You a Story: A Journalist\u27s Pursuit of Redemptive Storytelling

This thesis will explore, and attempt to define, what redemptive storytelling is within the field of journalism. Storytelling is a practice as old as humanity itself. Indeed, it is ancient, originating in the mind of God, the author of the greatest story ever told. Books written by experts in the field of storytelling, as well as scholarly articles, will be utilized. Aside from journalism, aspects of psychology, theology, and philosophy will be included in the consideration of what makes a story redemptive. This thesis also probes the reasons why stories are so crucial to the human experience, and how God uses them for his redemptive purposes around the world

Candor & Ebb: Searching For My Truth Through Solo Performance

This thesis is an examination of autobiographical solo performance. It explores the use of personal trauma and illness in the dramatic form. In addition to investigating how other solo performing artists utilize their medical conditions in their work, this thesis gives some historical context to the author’s own process and development. The thesis culminates in the author’s solo performance script and a desire for its audience to find solace and compassion through the experience of witnessing it being performed

Empathy as a Christian Calling

This essay focuses on the recent study of care in my teaching, and the role empathy plays in enacting an ethic of care. Using current research in empathy, along with reflections on my own teaching practice, the ACTS model offers some practical ways to foster and model empathy in teaching. Several case studies exemplify this approach within a variety of educational settings. Current brain research is also explored in the discussion of the model in this essay