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Ryan Carroll

is a PhD candidate in English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He researches narratove and the experience of information in 19th-century literature, and has written in public outlets on topics including translation, television politics, and cliche.

Essays & Reviews, Features

New Neighbor, Who's This?

By Ryan CarrollMay 27, 2025
The sitcom trope of the intrusive neighbor isn't required in an era that treats exclusion as a social necessity
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