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I’m a writer in my late 20s, trying to figure out love, life, and how to get the most out of my MA in Literature. I love research and, no joke, analyzing the heck out of every single piece of media I consume – so expect a lot of that here.
I’ve got an an opinion on basically everything. If you like strong opinions, candid talk about mental/physical health and trauma, and the occasional ode to fictional characters, then you’ll probably love me.
And if you don’t… oh well!
This blog focuses on analysis of nerdy media, book reviews, and lots of commentary about race in fandom and the source media that spawns our favorite fandoms.
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Tag Archives: Harry Potter
Stitch Plays Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Y’all know my complicated and frequently critical feelings about J. K. Rowling and the Harry Potter franchise, but man… Hogwarts Mystery is kind of almost what I wanted from Pottermore when that was first announced. So of course, I had … Continue reading
Posted in Book Talk
Tagged Harry Potter
[Fanwork Recommendation] Hermione Granger and the Quarter Life Crisis
Hermione Granger and the Quarter Life Crisis is a new fan-made series that looks at Hermione’s life post-Hogwarts. It’s incredible, relatable, and funny as hell for the most part (but don’t let your guard down like I did because HGatQLC … Continue reading
Posted in Book Talk
Tagged Fanworks, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, racebending
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: A Sorta Snarky Review
Note: I absolutely wrote the wrong title down initally because I am a space case. Deal with it. I went and saw Fantastic Beasts this past week. Considering that my video review is almost an hour long, obviously it inspired … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged erasure, Fantastic Beasts, film reviews, Harry Potter, JK Rowling
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Stop Using the Harry Potter series’ Original Publication Dates as an Excuse for Rowling’s Diversity Fails
Every time I talk about J. K. Rowling’s current and continuing diversity fails, someone always has to show up to remind me how she “couldn’t write diversely because it was 1997”. Without fail, people are more invested in protecting Rowling … Continue reading
Urban Fantasy 101 – Allegory Overuse (ft. Laurell K Hamilton’s Anita Blake series and JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series)
Content warnings: this installment of Urban Fantasy 101 contains very brief mentions historical acts of oppression (largely in vague terms), sexual assault and pedophilia in Laurel K Hamilton’s Anita Blake series, as well as more indepth references to anti-Black and anti-Native … Continue reading
Letters to the Author – JK Rowling
Part passive aggressive stress valve, part honest attempt at expressing my continuous frustration with JKR, this first post for Letters to the Author is me at my grouchiest. Future posts will be more moderate. Maybe. Dear Jo: I can’t remember … Continue reading
Posted in Letters to the Author
Tagged cultural appropriation, Fantastic Beasts, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, racism
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On JK Rowling’s thing about after the fact diversity
My big issue with all of this “after the fact diversity” that we’re seeing around JR Rowling and the Harry Potter series is that she’s getting so much credit for doing basically nothing with regard to representation.
Posted in Book Talk, Rants
Tagged diversity, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, racebending, representation matters
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Fantastic Beasts & Invisible Diversity in the Harry Potter Series
For a body of media that seems fixated on different avenues of oppression, the Harry Potter series is seriously lacking when it comes to actual diversity and oppression that doesn’t revolve around magical beings. Seriously, just about everything’s a metaphor … Continue reading
Posted in Book Talk, Movies
Tagged diversity, Fantastic Beasts, Harry Potter, history, JK Rowling, race, racism, representation matters, the harlem renaissance
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