Critical Analysis Women and Flower Power: Uncovering the Inter-‘Tangled’ Structures of Gender and Sexuality in “The Lais of Marie de France” and in “Tangled” by Danielle Straus 2 Oct 2021 “Oh, great. Now I'm the bad guy” (Mother Gothel, Tangled). Enclosed by Flynn’s narrative on both ends, the plot of Disney’s 2010 Tangled situates itself within the frame of male…
Critical Analysis… Stucky: A Timeline of Social Change by Prithiva Sharma 12 Sep 202119 Sep 2021 We’re Out in the Open, a Steve Rogers/James “Bucky” Barnes (Stucky) narrative is one of the more popular ones in online fandom culture. The ship has more than 50k fanfictions…
Critical Analysis… A Romance of the Histories by Prithiva Sharma 5 Sep 202112 Sep 2021 The largest grossing movie of 2019, Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame concluded a decade long cinematic saga that had started in 2008. Surprisingly, it left fans unsatisfied, and led to the exponential…
Critical Analysis Explosive Un-Settlement and Unbridled Wildness: Traversing the Landscape of Deconstruction in Harjo’s Ecopoetics with the Help of Derrida’s Différance by Danielle Straus 6 Aug 2021 The introduction of the horse to the North American landscape changed the fabric of society, presenting new vehicles through which nations saw themselves in relation to the space around them.…
Critical Analysis… The McLennon Effect: A Conversation with Chloe & Daisy from All About The Girl Podcast by Anushka Bidani 18 Jul 202115 Aug 2021 All About The Girl Podcast Chloe and Daisy talk about the women in the Beatles story. They discuss their lives, their work, and their extraordinary impact. Find them here! Anushka…
Critical Analysis Queer & Gender Bending Star Trek Episodes by Justin(e) Norton-Kertson 21 Jun 20217 Jul 2021 The promise of queer representation in Star Trek was delayed for too long by the death of visionary founder, Gene Roddenberry. Even still, the franchise has done more than most…
Critical Analysis What is Life? Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy in Star Trek by Justin(e) Norton-Kertson 19 Jun 202120 Jun 2021 Image Source To Seek Out New Life. It’s the primary mission of the Enterprise ships and others within the Federation’s Starfleet. Both within the Star Trek universe as well as…
Critical Analysis Queering the Binaries: Belonging and Becoming in Dee Rees’ 2011 “Pariah” by Danielle Straus 21 May 202121 May 2021 image source “Just do it- do it now, lick it good, suck this pussy just like you should,” the camera rotates, with the unfolding of our first introduction to Alike…
Critical Analysis Before Jane, Heathcliff, and Agnes: An Introduction to the Brontës’ Worlds of Glass Town, Angria, and Gondal by Nicola Friar 1 Apr 20211 Apr 2021 Image source The Brontë sisters are three of the most successful and beloved authors of all time. Charlotte (1816-1855), Emily (1818-1848), and Anne (1820-1849) were born to Patrick and Maria…
Critical Analysis Catharsis by Proxy – Tyler, The Creator’s IGOR by Jayant Bakshi 8 Oct 20207 Mar 2021 Image source: Tyler, the Creator’s IGOR/ Pitchfork I’m sure most of us remember the non-apocalyptic times that were the 2010s. The 2010s, much like the '70s, were the stepchild of…
