Medhum In Focus

2025.09 ➔

2025.09 ➔

The Fall marks the beginning of the school year. To celebrate our children’s return to the classroom, we turn our lens to Parenting.
The Names by Florence Knapp and Flashlight by Susan Choi 

The Names by Florence Knapp and Flashlight by Susan Choi 

ByHoward Trachtman09.22.25
Sudden life-altering events shape human experience; The Names and Flashlight explore divergent consequences through contrasting narrative styles.
From Tigers to Otaku

From Tigers to Otaku

ByDave Hsu09.16.25
Parenting in Chinese Canadian immigrant families carries both triumphs and struggles, shaping children into overachievers—or isolating, withdrawn adolescents.
Second Life by Amanda Hess  

Second Life by Amanda Hess  

ByCarol Schilling09.09.25
A powerful blend of memoir and critique, Amanda Hess examines pregnancy, technology, and parenting amid modern medicine’s promises and digital noise.

2025.08 ➔

2025.08 ➔

This month we continue to explore how the arts and the humanities can help us understand trauma, war and displacement.
Regeneration by Pat Barker

Regeneration by Pat Barker

ByJacalyn Duffin07.22.25
A powerful antiwar novel exploring trauma, identity, and the psychological toll of combat on soldiers and those who treat them.
The Eye in the Door by Pat Barker 

The Eye in the Door by Pat Barker 

BySteven Field07.22.25
A gripping exploration of wartime paranoia, identity, and psychological trauma on the British Home Front during World War I.
The Ghost Road by Pat Barker

The Ghost Road by Pat Barker

ByJack Coulehan07.21.25
A haunting, fast-paced conclusion to Barker’s trilogy, exploring memory, mortality, and symbolic healing against the backdrop of war.