The Scooby Doo gang has always sought to bring justice to every town they have come across. Whether it was a Goo Lagoon monster, Frankenstein, the Black Knight, the Ghost of Captain Cutler, etc. The gang always pulls through, even in a pinch, to bring to justice the villains who are haunting their areas. HoweverContinue reading “The Illusion Of Justice”
Evangelion’s Dark Reflection of Freud
It is not a surprise to anyone that has seen Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis: Evangelion that the iconic Japanese anime is a collage of several key ideas that appear within literature, such as the psychoanalysis of its cast or how it reframes religion into the story. In fact, that is part of the reason thatContinue reading “Evangelion’s Dark Reflection of Freud”
Redefining Tropes Through Queer Theory
Queer Theory has often been described in critical views as studying gender and sexuality in people. It’s been the subject of studying queer people prominent in the LGBT+ community. Politics surely have a field day when discussing Queer Theory, but it’s also very prominently discussed in modern media forms of entertainment. Within the last tenContinue reading “Redefining Tropes Through Queer Theory”
The Death of Flame and the Birth of Ash: Life as Depicted in Frankenstein and Things Fall Apart
The cultural identity behind a life exists in many quiet and loud ways; a simple definition of life would focus merely on the physical presence of a thing, but such straightforwardness ignores the multiplicity of ways in which human identity—an identity that will often live beyond the body—can be created. By analyzing fire as aContinue reading “The Death of Flame and the Birth of Ash: Life as Depicted in Frankenstein and Things Fall Apart”
Where Do I Fit In?
Cora Rodriguez Critical Theory Essay Project 1 Where Do I Fit In? When I came out as non-binary to my family, they promised to try their best to remember my preferred pronouns. When I later mentioned to my mother that I was asexual, she asked me if that meant I thought that I could reproduceContinue reading “Where Do I Fit In?”
Breaking Boundaries: Gender Identity
By: Alexa Strong “Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they’ve got ambition, and they’ve got talent, as well as just beauty. I’m so sick of people saying that love is all a woman is fit for.” – Jo March, Little Women The intricate life of a humanContinue reading “Breaking Boundaries: Gender Identity”
Postcolonialism and Homogeneity in Science-Fiction and the Real World
(WARNING: Contains spoilers for the ending of Dune, plot details for Dune: Messiah and the Consul’s tale in Hyperion) Postcolonialism is the study of the ongoing cultural, political and economic impact that colonialism has had on colonized regions. The books “Dune” by Frank Herbert and “Hyperion” by Dan Simmons both deal heavily with the consequencesContinue reading “Postcolonialism and Homogeneity in Science-Fiction and the Real World”
Adler’s Manifesto
To the inhabitants of Geneva, Scotland, and all places sullied by Victor Frankenstein, I write to you today in sorrow, as a guilty man. Consider this letter my confession for the murders of William Frankenstein, Henry Clerval, and Elizabeth Lavenza, as well as, by manner of my own trickery, Justine Moritz. It is true, IContinue reading “Adler’s Manifesto”
A Study of Blanche Ingram
For my project, I wanted to draw Blanche Ingram in a way that was accurate to her book description. In class, we discussed how in every adaptation of Jane Eyre, Blanche is cast as a blond white woman. However, her physical description in the book differs greatly. I also thought it would be fun toContinue reading “A Study of Blanche Ingram”
Barbie Girl in a White Barbie World: Intersectionality (or lack thereof) in Gerwig’s Barbie
by Megan Verrill Critical Theory The summer of 2023 was unforgettable for cinema; the Barbenheimer double release, two films of extreme opposite aesthetics, took the world by storm. The Barbie movie directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie was marketed as a pink, fun summer film. The psychological thriller undertones of the trailers andContinue reading “Barbie Girl in a White Barbie World: Intersectionality (or lack thereof) in Gerwig’s Barbie”
Sprockets and Springes 