Author Archives: Guest Contributor

What Shipping Richonne Taught Me About Racism

This blog post originally appeared on Black Girl Nerds, and it is being cross-posted here with permission. (And some slight edits when referring to the show, since it ran a week ago and we don’t want to make things confusing.) … Continue reading

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Race, Vigilantism, & Zombies In Wes Craven’s The People Under The Stairs

This post first appeared on Graveyard Shift Sisters and is cross-posted here with permission. The site’s motto is “Purging The Black Female Horror Fan From The Margins” and you can also follow along on Twitter @GraveyardSister. Horror’s true effectiveness is … Continue reading

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I Read a Book: The Fan Fiction Studies Reader

This review written by Keidra Chaney originally appeared on The Learned Fangirl. It is being cross posted here with permission. The Fan Fiction Studies Reader, an anthology of influential academic literature in the field of fan studies, is edited by Karen Hellekson … Continue reading

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5 Things Marketers Can Learn From Reruns of She-Ra: Princess of Power

This post written by Keidra originally appeared on The Learned Fangirl. It is being cross posted here with permission. Actually, marketers can’t learn anything from watching reruns of She-Ra, I just wanted to use that as a title for some … Continue reading

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