{"id":29,"date":"2022-03-24T11:07:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T15:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/communitiesarecritical\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2022-04-06T10:59:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T14:59:53","slug":"ciara-mcintyre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/communitiesarecritical\/ciara-mcintyre\/","title":{"rendered":"Ciara McIntyre"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201c\u2026we are not confined by four corners of a book. And this ideology does not distinguish us from others.\u00a0 Rather, what makes us a bit unique are the respective vantage points through which we gain access to realms and roles beyond ourselves.\u00a0 We are not shut out or narrowly accepted by boundaries of the page.\u00a0 We are open to learning and experiencing and thinking about things differently.\u201d<\/p>\n

In my story, I explore and gradually emphasize and validate individuality and nonconformity. In provocation of the emphasis, I casually zoom in on my own context with stories; I contemplate literature\u2019s complex ability to simultaneously expand our thoughts beyond textual borders and box us in, compartmentalizing our knowledge of the world.<\/p>\n