My Writing
Published Work
"Elon Musk’s 'City-State' on Mars: An International Problem,” Modern Diplomacy (2021). [Access here].
"Chagos: An Achievement in Self-Determination with a Treacherous Path to Decolonization,” Modern Diplomacy (2021). [Access here]
"Groundwater Rise: An International Problem that California Must Solve,” Citizen Yang, (2021). [Access here].
"I Thought I Was Dying: My Apartment Was Built on Toxic Waste,” San Francisco Bay View (2021). [Access here].
"Acceptable Use Policy," Portland State University (2014). [Archived]
Lead Contributor: "A Digital Bill of Rights," Mashable (2013). [Access here].
MuckRack: https://muckrack.com/ashleygjovik
Interviews & Quotes
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"Quotation of the Day: Virus Surge Complicates Return-to-Office Plans," The New York Times, Ashley Gjovik (July 24, 2021) [Access: here] "Delays, More Masks and Mandatory Shots: Virus Surge Disrupts Office-Return Plans," The New York Times, by Lauren Hirsch and Kellen Browning (July 23, 2021) [Access: here] |
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Current Projects
"Reckoning with U.S. Black Voter Suppression: Utilizing Transitional Justice Truth Processes to Combat American Exceptionalism & Denialism," Transitional Justice Tutorial, Term Paper, University of Oxford, (2021-Current).
📄 View the current draft: here
"The Hawai’i Affair: American Imperialism and the Engineering of Territorial Expansion: The legal and political status of the Hawaiian Islands at the turn of the 19th century," Independent Research, Santa Clara University School of Law, (2019-Current).
📄 View the current draft: here
📄 View the current draft: here
"The Hawai’i Affair: American Imperialism and the Engineering of Territorial Expansion: The legal and political status of the Hawaiian Islands at the turn of the 19th century," Independent Research, Santa Clara University School of Law, (2019-Current).
📄 View the current draft: here
Unpublished Articles & Research
"Best Practices for Truth & Reconciliation Commissions," Transitional Justice, University of Oxford (2021).
"Selective Justice & the Politics of Victimization: A Critique of Rwanda's Gacaca Process," Transitional Justice, University of Oxford (2021).
"Climate Change Localism: Creating a Platform for International Non-State Political Agreements,” International Law, Santa Clara University School of Law (2021).
📄 View the current draft: here
“Human Rights & Santa Clara County, California Jails During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Public Health Law, Santa Clara University School of Law (2020).
📄 View the current draft: here
"Math & Poetry: Rhythm, Meter, & Rhyme,” Excursions in Mathematics, Portland State University (2010).
"Theories of Consciousness," Emergence of the Embodied Mind, Bennington College (2004).
“West Africa’s War: Liberia’s Collapsing Government & The Refugee Crisis in Guinea,” Political Issues & Foreign Affairs, (2004).
Unpublished Prose & Literary Criticism
“Victor Frankenstein’s Creature: A Search for Home,” British Romanticism, Portland State University (2009).
“The Nature of Monstrosity,” British Romanticism, Portland State University (2009).
"On the Release of Bondage in Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'," British Romanticism, Portland State University (2009).
"Representations of Gendered Views of Nature,” Ecocriticism, Portland State University (2009).
“A Biography of Vincent Van Gogh: A Sad, Sad Man,” Art History, Portland State University (2009).
"Yin and Yang: Precision and Ambiguity in Dylan Thomas’ 'Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night',” The Shorter Poem, Portland State University (2008).
“Addiction in Literature: Powerlessness, Personal Decline, and Isolation,” The American Short Story, Portland State University (2008).
“Praise and Critique of ’said the shotgun to the head’ by Saul Williams,” Intermediate Poetry, Portland State University (2007).
"Applying Thoreau's 'Walden' to the Society of Economy Today,” American Literature, The Academy, (2002).
Reviews
June 2011
"Ashley's poems have a mythic quality that can take the mundane world and make it intriguing and titillating. Her work has a sardonic element that provides both levity and honesty. She keenly references pop culture, academia, and consumer products while having tongue planted firmly in cheek. She is willing to go to challenging places not to make a statement, but to open up discussion. She courageously delves into matters of sexuality, capitalism, religion, and alienation, while avoiding heavy-handedness. A reader of her work is rewarded with poignant commentary on modern life, with all its nuances and vibrancy." - Jason T., Advanced Poetry Writing, Portland State University
Readings
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September 2012 I read my prose poem "Aurora Borealis" on stage, next to Saul Williams at the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, Oregon at one of Saul's concerts during his 2012 CHORUS spoken word tour. Saul had unexpectedly asked for "any poets" to "stand up," and then "come on stage," and then "read!" I stood up, I showed up, and I read! |
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