Topics include life of Abraham Lincoln, challenges faced by Appalachia, analysis of African American history and literature.
COLUMBIA, KY. (04/15/2025) The life of Abraham Lincoln, challenges faced by Appalachia, and an analysis of African American history and literature are among the topics explored in the latest issue of Lindsey Wilson College’s Alpha Kappa Phi Review.
The 11th edition of the journal of undergraduate research in the humanities was released online on Monday, April 14. It can be read online for free here.
“Alpha Kappa Phi Review is devoted to publishing the best student scholarly work that Lindsey WIlson College has to offer,” said English major Morgan Bryant ’26 of Shelbyville, Kentucky.
The journal takes its name from the name of Lindsey Wilson’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society. The journal’s student editorial board is staffed by English majors, who oversee a blind peer-review process of student and faculty reviewers.
Appropriately, the journal’s 11th edition features 11 critical essays by Lindsey Wilson students and graduates.
The spring 2025 issue features eight articles by current Lindsey Wilson students, as well as three pieces by recent graduates. Bryant and Meagan Whitson ’26, an English and communication major from East Bernstadt, Kentucky, served as the issue’s editors-in-chief.
“We believe the broad range of topics and arguments within this volume showcase the excellent writing and research skills of Lindsey Wilson’s student body,” said Bryant, who also has an article in the issue.
The editorial staff of the 11th edition of Alpha Kappa Phi Review is: Aven Bryant ’25 of Perryville, Kentucky; Emma Couch ’25 of Columbia; Jesse LaGrange ’26 of Burkesville, Kentucky; Zachariah Lawson ’26 of Williamsburg, Kentucky; Ross Montgomery ’27 of Greensburg, Kentucky; and Chloe Taylor ’26 of Russell Springs, Kentucky.
The issue’s 11 articles include:
* Sirenna Adams ’28, a human services and counseling major and an art and music minor from Danville, Kentucky: “A Cold Cut Punishment: The Ethics of Surgical Castration as Punishment.”
* Bryant: “History and Its Influence: Studies of Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots.”
* Bree Butler of Columbia, a 2024 graduate who majored in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in education, English and History. She currently serves as the college’s director of residence life and is pursuing a master’s degree in organizational leadership. Her article is titled: “The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man: Society’s Influence on Race.”
* Mattie Coomer of Cave City, Kentucky, a 2024 graduate who double majored in English and Christian ministries and now serves as a Lindsey Wilson admissions counselor. Her article is titled: “Jane Keeps Speaking: Tracing the Evolution of Feminist Interpretations of Jane Eyre.”
* Jager Ferguson ’25, a history and political science double major from Chatham, Illinois: “How the Idea of Being Presidential Affected Abraham Lincoln.”
* Xander Foster ’25, a history and political science major of Campbellsville, Kentucky: “Broken Chains to Executive: An Expansion of African Americans’ Fight for Civil Rights.”
* Ada Gass ’28, a nursing major of Columbia: “The Cultural Dynamics of Urban-Rural Migration in Appalachia.”
* Baylee Hart ’25, an English major from Russell Springs, Kentucky: “Now Why Should That Man Have Fainted? Feminine Hysteria and Rage in Gilman’s ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ and Flynn’s Gone Girl.”
* Kara Ryder of Russell Springs, a 2024 graduate who majored in English and is now a teacher. Her article is titled: “The Idealization of the Old South: Faulkner’s ‘A Rose for Emily’ and the Enduring Legacy of the Southern Aristocracy on American Advertising.”
* Yesh Singayao ’27, a political science major and history minor from Vine Grove, Kentnucky: “Papists, Orangemen, and Freedom Fighters: Political Entrepreneurs and Hate Narratives in Ireland.”
* Hunter Willis ’25, a history major from Campbellsville: “Naval Victory as the Key to Victory in Europe.”
Lindsey Wilson College is a vibrant liberal arts college in Columbia, Kentucky. Founded in 1903 and affiliated with The United Methodist Church, the mission of Lindsey Wilson is to serve the educational needs of students by providing a living-learning environment within an atmosphere of active caring and Christian concern where every student, every day, learns and grows and feels like a real human being. Lindsey Wilson has an enrollment of more than 4,000 students, and the college offers 28 undergraduate majors, five graduate programs and a doctoral program. The college’s 28 intercollegiate varsity athletic teams have won more than 120 team and individual national championships.
The contributors and editors of the 11th edition of Lindsey Wilson College’s Alpha Kappa Phi Review, a journal of undergraduate research in the humanities. From left: Aven Bryant ’25 of Perryville, Kentucky; Sirenna Adams ’28 of Danville, Kentucky; Morgan Bryant ’25 of Shelbyville, Kentucky; Emma Couch ’25 of Columbia; Xander Foster ’25 of Campbellsville, Kentucky; Ada Gass ’28 of Columbia; Zachariah Lawson ’26 of Williamsburg, Kentucky; Baylee Hart ’25 of Russell Springs; Jesse LaGrange ’26 of Burkesville, Kentucky; Kara Ryder of Russell Springs; Chloe Taylor ’26 of Russell Springs, Kentucky; Yesh Singayao ’27 of Vine Grove, Kentnucky; Hunter Willis ’25 of Campbellsville; and Megan Whitson ’26 of East Bernstadt, Kentucky.: http://app.readmedia.com/news/attachment/210981/LWC_Alpha_Kappa_Phi_Review.jpg
(Duane Bonifer – Lindsey Wilson College)