Currents Editor Milan Loiacono shares her inspirations behind the Currents Fall 2019 edition “Light & Dark”
Fall 2019: Challenging Perceptions of Light & Dark
My Black is Beautiful: Building Black Pride
At a predominately white institution, embracing one’s blackness is a top priority for African American students and faculty.
Chromatic Communication: Color Speaks Volumes in Fashion
Clothing is a means of communicating a message to the world, with color driving the story.
Night Shift and the Science Behind Blue Light
Using screens for prolonged periods in the evening has costs and benefits. Productivity may be maximized but it may also cause the decline of one’s cognitive and communicative abilities.
Sanctuary
A poem from our Currents 2019 Creative Writing Competition
Enlightenment
A poem from our Currents Fall 2019 Creative Writing Competition
Flipping the Script: Challenging Motifs in Literature and Film
Few people take the time to consider that the vast majority of media teaches society that light is positive and darkness is negative, but this motif has significant implications.
Silhouetting Sound: Light and Dark in Music
Musical lyrics and melodies play upon themes of light and dark to create new meanings.
Written in the Stars: How Cultures View the Cosmos
Since ancient times, people have turned to the sky to explain natural phenomena, navigate and tell time, relaying stories to illustrate what they found.
Seeing the Value in Dark
Light and dark are necessary counterbalances in art. Whether it is gray scale or complete contrast, light and dark work together to create meaning.
