Philologia

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Volume 17

spring 2026 issue

The 2026 issue of Philologia was not assembled around a theme, but the nine essays collected here share a recurring concern: how individuals recognize and respond to the systems and structures that condition their choices, whether chivalric, generic, architectural, legal, economic, institutional, or cognitive. These essays do not converge on a shared answer; however, each takes seriously the conditions under which a choice becomes legible as a choice at all, and speak to one another more than their disciplinary range first suggests.

Editors: Aidan Boyer, Lily Graham, Colleen Hall, Liam Marion, and Nora Ponce

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Volume 16

spring 2025 issue

The theme for this edition is Responsibility, Restoration, and Reform. These papers explore social issues at home, in the wider community, and globally, which all call for the necessity of change. This year’s contributions represent disciplines across the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, including History, Sociology, English, Language Sciences, and Modern Languages.

Editors: Joseph Callari, Hunter Craig, Phoebe Hayashi, Martin Jensen, Cal Kruse, Eliza Quesenberry, Marley Rowell

A dilapidated sofa chair sits in a bed of autumn leaves near a river. White text on the image reads "Philologia Volume 16: Restoration, Responsibility, and Reform." A white line extends from the top of the chair into the canopy of the trees above it.

Volume 15

spring 2024 issue

This issue of Philologia offers a snapshot of the work done in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences (CLAHS) in the past academic year. It shows the kinds of conversations taking place in classrooms and departments, among students, their peers, and their teachers across the College. A recurrent theme in this work is research centered around questions of society, justice, and inequality. Among the essays selected for this issue, this generally falls into 4 large areas: sustainability & infrastructure, learning, media, and politics & religion. The work we’re featuring includes works from English, Sociology, Political Science, Philosophy, Urban Affairs and Planning, and the Center for Humanities.

Editors: Miranda Blumer, Alyssa Bohnstengel, Destiny Haley, Molleigh Judd, Regan McQuaid, Alex Mitchell, Nya Nesbit, Ruth Perkins, Allison Stacy

Volume 14

spring 2023 issue

The Spring 2023 issue of Philologia features articles, creative work, and research synopses united by themes of race, identity, and equity. Scholarly articles range from postcolonial environmental education in Southern Africa to energy policy, literary criticism of Hamilton and Othello, and a defense of “Karen” as a misunderstood feminist figure. The issue also includes a poem by Anja Hemesath as a creative complement to the academic work. Three research synopses round out the volume, highlighting undergraduate collaborations with faculty across Appalachian Studies, International Diplomacy, and Fashion Merchandising and Design. Together, the issue showcases the depth and diversity of undergraduate scholarship at Virginia Tech.

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