Marina Manoukian
School
Sarah Lawrence College, Freie Universität Berlin
Expertise
Historical Injustice, Literature, Diseases
- After writing about the history of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus for Grunge, the SFGCM reposted her article on their website.
- Her review of Mimi Lok's "Last of Her Name" was featured in Full Stop Review's 2019 Reviews Supplement
- The first time she read "War and Peace" she finished it in under 15 hours. Since then she has been working on reading every English translation.
Experience
Marina has been writing for over a decade, and her works range from prose poetry to non-fiction historical essays. She has written for websites like The Baffler and Literary Hub in addition to being a regular writer for Pussy Magic. Full Stop Review and Arts Fuse have also published her book reviews. She is working on a poetry collection.
Education
Marina has studied literature, philosophy, creative writing, and philology in her years in academia, and she is constantly working to synthesize information from a variety of viewpoints. She has a Masters degree in English Philology.
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Stories By Marina Manoukian
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The process of mining for coal has always been fraught with danger. Lives have been lost deep within the Earth. But the byproducts of mining can also be deadly.
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Massive wildfires have become a terrifying annual reality in North America the last few years. One specific California fire stands apart from the rest.
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From simple beginnings, the Delano Grape strike grew to encompass an effort for fair, safe working conditions for farm laborers throughout the United States.
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Ugly laws were a set of laws that made being disabled, mentally ill, or houseless punishable by fines or jail time. Here is the untold truth of ugly laws.
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Tragically, little survived in the wake of the 2018 Camp Fire wildfire, which burned so quickly that it covered a football field every second.
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Banks profiting off of racist ideologies continued well after the slave trade was abolished. These are some of the banks you didn't know had ties to slavery.
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In the days following the 1961 Paris massacre, the riverbanks of the Seine were briefly covered with words meaning "Here we drown Algerians."
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The Komagata Maru incident is just one example of racism in the history of Canada's immigration policy. This is the tragic Komagata Maru incident explained.
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The marriage of Princess Mako and Kei Komuro made the Japanese royal family smaller. This is the truth about Princess Mako's marriage to a commoner.
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In October 1999, a speech being given by Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan was cut short by a group of armed men bursting into parliament.
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The Haymarket Affair, also known as the Haymarket Tragedy, is one of the darker chapters of labor history in the United States.
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Park Chung-hee was the leader of South Korea. This is the story of who was really behind the assassination of President Park Chung-hee.
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But reaching Challenger Deep, in the depths of the Mariana Trench, isn't exactly like scaling the top of Chomolungma. So what about the deepest point on land?
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The 1992 murder of Allen R. Schindler Jr. is said to have instigated the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. This is the tragic murder of Allen R. Schindler Jr.
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Many of the Black students who were part of integration are still alive today. This is what it was really like being a Black student in an integrated school.
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Thomas Sankara has been described as "Africa's Che Guevara" but both he and his policies were short-lived. Here's what really happened to "Africa's Che Guevara"
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When watching the Netflix series "Squid Game," you might find yourself wondering whether or not you'd be willing to participate in such a contest.
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Since Vladimir Putin became Russia's president, dozens of journalists have been murdered and many of his critics have ended up dead. Here are just a few.
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The list of endangered species is in constant flux, but more species seem to be going extinct than recovering. Here are states with the most endangered species.
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Less than one year after the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War started in 2020, Armenia filed a lawsuit against Azerbaijan. Here's what really happened.
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As of September 2021, 39 people remain imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba as "unlawful combatants" — referred to as detainees and, crucially, not prisoners.
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The Panic of 1873 wasn't the first financial panic and it definitely wasn't the last, but it had an enormous effect on American society and the Global North.
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The ancient Gilgamesh Dream Tablet is over 3,000 years old, and in 2014 it was illegally purchased by Hobby Lobby for the Museum of the Bible.
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The Blackwater massacre, also known as the Nisour Square massacre, led to at least five investigations. This is the untold truth of the Blackwater massacre.
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Across the globe and throughout history, workers have repeatedly fought against exploitation in many different forms, from poor workplace safety to low wages.
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One of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, existed for over 1,000 years. This is the untold truth of the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
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Since Guantánamo Bay detention camp, also known as Gitmo, opened in 2002, hundreds of people have been detained — and not all of them have made it out alive.