For the record, things like this are why I’m concerned: And, no, I don’t think most little girls are picking up Maxim. But teen girls might. And teen boys probably do. And these types of images and ideologies might be intended as a joke, but when it comes to how my culture treats and depicts … Continue reading
In my PhD program, we have to submit a course of study to the Graduate Committee and get feedback and eventually approval on, essentially, what we’re here to do, in our own words. It’s kind of a strange document in which you connect what you’ve studied so far to what courses you’ll take for the … Continue reading
For a couple years, I’ve been hearing that I should read The Hunger Games Trilogy. These suggestions from friends, conference attendees, and students were always prompted by a discussion of my work on The Twilight Saga. Having read The Hunger Games, it became pretty clear to me that the suggestions were in hopes of showing … Continue reading
Ph.D.s and Pigtails 