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About Stacey Mankoff

Stacey Mankoff graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a Master's Degree in English Literature. Her emphasis was aestheticism in both British and American literature. She also holds a California Teaching Credential and is currently working as a substitute teacher. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her dog Dave, her cats Jezebel, Dorian (and yes, he is a gray cat), and Izzy, and her nephew Lucas. She also enjoys yoga, photography, and travelling, especially to Holland where she once lived.

Wankers, Burds, and Skag: Heteroglossia in Trainspotting

Stacey Mankoff

Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

Mikhail Bakhtin, a twentieth century Russian philosopher and semiotician, was a theorist who worked heavily in literary theory, as well as the philosophy of language. One of his major concepts … [Read more...]

The Beauty in Hatred: Oscar Wilde’s Aesthetic Theory in De Profundis

Stacey Mankoff

Oscar Wilde reclining

Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. Psalm 130 Composed in January through March of 1897 in Reading Prison, Berkshire, … [Read more...]

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Empty Mirror

Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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