(His)toried Pomp: A Close Reading of “The New Colossus”
Channel: Electric Didact
Date: 2017-02-16

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A close reading of Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus,” in its advocacy of the refugee, reveals a rich polemic against masculine structures of power and meaning. 

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References: 
“Libertas (Roman Religion),” Jan. 2008, Encyclopaedia Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Libertas-Roman-religion)
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (and Gustave Eiffel), La Liberté éclairant le monde (Liberty Lighting the World), 1886
Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus,” 1883 (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/46550) 

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Assets:
Libertas coin, CC BY-SA, Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RSC_0004a.6.jpg) 
Footage of 1901-1903 New York from the Early New York Films collection at https://archive.org/details/early-new-york-films 

All other artworks used are in the public domain 

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Music: 
Kai Engel, “Snowmen,” Chapter One / Cold, CC BY (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Chapter_One__Cold/Kai_Engel_-_Chapter_One_-_Cold_-_04_Snowmen)