This wraps up Dawn's kleptomania by discussing her specific relationship to objects. I actually really like this bit quite a lot. Hope you do, too!

Introduction: Re-thinking Buffy's Feminism
Presentation: Dawn's Alternative Feminist Narrative
Kleptomania pt 1: Dawn and Buffy - the Rebellious Teen

[Kleptomania: Dawn's relationship to Objects]+ Kleptomania (pt 2)

Dawn’s attraction to ( Read more... )

Herein lies (the beginning of) a list questions and comments from the discussion that took place after my presentation... or rather, the thinking and speculation that occurred because of some very specific points that were made in the discussion ( Read more... )

What, you think I never watched you?
The Transformative Power of Watching and Voyeurism in the Buffyverse[Herein lies the actual presentation as submitted]The character of Dawn Summers, introduced in the fifth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, acts as a fan of the story she is on the fringes on. She has her own tv-boyfriend (Xander), her own OTP (one true pairing - Willow/Tara), her own ( Read more... )

Okay ya'll - I went to an academic conference during my fandom hiatus. And it was great. ((News from the academia side of the aca-fan spectrum? everyone is a Dean Winchester stan. It's actually pretty cute.)) And my presentation went over really, really well --- like, people stopping me in the hallway for the rest of the conference to talk about ( Read more... )

So I'm in the shower (minding my own business) when my mind decides to take a HUGE left turn from a current conversation re: Boone/Damon
[Spoiler ]
/Smokey/Brother/Island
 into this whole other place of
[Spoiler]
Smokey vs. Jacob and Brother vs. Jacob
 and the Prodigal Son. Also, by extension: Sam/Dean and Damon/Stefan... because obviously.

Here, let me explain.

Warning: I'm ( Read more... )

I have not yet made a Korean Drama rec post. Not because they aren't wonderful, or that I haven't been watching lovely shows... more because penny_lane_42's posts are so incredible - and where I find most of my new shows, anyway. But a few months ago (now) I watchedYou're Beautiful and it was more than just a great K!drama. It was an answer to a conversation ( Read more... )

In which I wax poetics because Rachel Berry is possibly one of my very favorite female characters on television today. (Glee poetics behind cut because I am unsure where my highly-vampire-oriented Flist even stands on the Gleek front)( I just love this girl )

There was this really interesting conversation that started between the wonderful local_max and I concerning "Grave" over here that I didn't think should stay in comment-land. Especially since my feelings about it are so complex. ( Behind this cut there are words, pictures, videos, and more words... words are cool, yo )

5.3 “The Replacement”

( People say they’re recycling, they’re not recycling! )

BtVS Meta Series: Dawn and Narrative

In order to prepare for the work I’ve laid out for myself in the thesis-of-awesome, I’ve decided to go through S5 (possibly also 6&7) one episode at a time and discuss the narrative constructs and how Dawnie is interacting with them. This will not be a normal episode-by-episode meta series since I will be ( Read more... )