I refuse to read another essay about "The Negative Effects of TikTok."
If you want to stand out, pick topics with historical depth or weird angles :
If you want to stand out, pick topics with historical depth or weird angles :
- The history of moral panics: Comparing 18th-century fears of novels to modern fears of AI.
- Gendered crimes: Why was poisoning considered a "female" crime in the Victorian era?
- Surveillance and the soul: Why did Victorians fear photography (theft of the soul) and how does that mirror facial recognition fears today?
- Illness and art: How tuberculosis created the "pale and interesting" Romantic look.
- Rewilding: The ethics of bringing back extinct ecosystems.
- Cancel culture: Why we can't even agree on the definition.
- GPS deference: Why do we trust the robot voice even when we know the road is closed?
- 4-day work weeks: Are they actually working?
- Internships: Unpaid labor or necessary foot in the door?
- Tattoos: From deviance to corporate normalcy.
Drop your weirdest essay topics below!