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“The Importance of Writing Carefree Blackness™,” by mildmanneredmuse

Post-NaNoWriMo, I’ve volunteered beta-reading services. It combines my love of reading with my love of asking too many questions. The push for diversity in publishing has created attempts at diversity … Continue reading

February 25, 2016 · 2 Comments

Queer Representation in the Media, by queensuperjelly

Curator’s Note: In this third post looking at fans/producer relations and audiences, queensuperjelly uses Powerpoint slides to talk about American TV network representations (and lack thereof) of queer characters. Powerpoint posts … Continue reading

September 18, 2014 · 1 Comment

“A Strange Yellow Squiggle: Racism in The Blind Banker” and “Arabia!lock: The Karachi Conundrum,” by mid0nz

Curator’s Note: In contrast with academic writing in the humanities, in which one argument advanced by an individual – or, in some cases, two or three – is typically sustained over … Continue reading

August 26, 2014 · 2 Comments