Era Journal: Co-editor in Chief

My name is Suzanne, I am finishing my first year in ESPS, focusing on Italian, Swedish, and Philosophy. As I study a very academic subject an important consideration for me has been to find a way to allow art to take its place in my student life. Mostly because of my family background, I have had the incredible luck to have always been exposed to and surrounded by art. Now, university has made me realize how important and impactful such a presence is in my life. Today, most of my free time is spent at museums, shows, or doing analog photography either taking pictures, doing prints, or something related (poster for a show…). Therefore applying for co-editor-in-chief appears to be a great way to fully embody and use this artistic eye in my student life while using my previous internship experience in a French feminist webzine for which I wrote exhibition reviews.

The paper embodies what, to me, is probably the essence of art, the universal sort of inexplicably magic response it creates within us. Being able to share, reflect, create, make pieces fit together within a student-led community would be a project to which I would devote much time since it would also allow me to share my love for writing and reflection and to direct it toward a better perception of modern life as the journal pledges. And in this regard, to be able to set the tone for a coherent display of works keeping at the forefront themes like identity, individuality, communication, and spirituality among others.