One of the things that can be really powerful about narrative is the way that it explores issues that we are currently wrestling with, either as a collective or personally. I've talked about this idea before, and so have many others. So today I'm going to continue some thoughts I've expressed in other posts with... Continue Reading →
Anime Corner: Sexual violence in Dororo and Banana Fish
So I've been watching a lot of anime lately, due to having more than doubled my streaming services. I'm actually thinking about making a shoujo corner a regular feature of the blog just because I love shoujo so much. But I also occasionally watch stories outside of that genre. Anime watching, for me, contains a... Continue Reading →
The inevitability of sexual assault
After a rather fluffy and upbeat couple of posts last week, we're going down into the dark today. Trigger warning for sexual assault and spoilers for James Treadwell'sย Adventย andย Anarchy. Also I'm going to slightly spoil my own book, Mother of Creation,ย because I can and because I feel like I can't have this conversation without thinking about... Continue Reading →
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