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08/09/2018

How ’12 Monkeys’ Changed How Time Travel Should Be Viewed

The Critical Companion

There are lots of shows about time travel, but read how 12 Monkeys changed the game.

02/14/2019

Of White Blaise and Black Hermione: The Highs and Lows of my Harry Potter Journey

The Critical Companion

How the Harry Potter fandom’s refusal to accept Blaise Zabini as Black left a Black fan feeling like she wasn’t welcome, and how Black Hermione turned it all around.

10/25/2018

Shade to the Supernatural Nerdom: My Mom’s Disgust For My Love of the Supernatural

The Critical Companion

Growing up, Afiya loved all things supernatural, but she was often met with pushback…

04/16/2020

My Heaven is a Republic

The Critical Companion

Jessie Blount shares her two “spiritual texts” and how they’ve shaped her worldview.

11/28/2019

Coping with the K-Pop Fandom as a Black Woman

The Critical Companion

Khadejah writes about how her love of K-Pop has been tested by its fandom.

09/19/2020

My Minister Been Black: An Analysis of Hermione Granger

The Critical Companion

Kai examines how Hermione’s Blackness puts the onus on her as a Black woman to save the Wizarding World.

12/27/2018

My Granny and Her Love of Comics

The Critical Companion

Bilal writes about their grandmother, who shared her love of comics and knowledge.

08/23/2018

Doctor Who’s Narratives on Race Have Improved — But Have a Long Way to Go

The Critical Companion

Doctor Who has increased both its racial representation and conversations on racism in recent years, but the show still has a lot of work to do when addressing in-universe racism.