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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.

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.

05/21/2020

Nerd Love in the Time of Social Distancing

The Critical Companion

How can nerds date during a global pandemic? K. Alexandra offers some tips from her own experiences.

02/28/2019

Finally Finding a Place in the Fandom

The Critical Companion

Stacie writes about how she finally found her place in the Potter fandom.

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…

09/26/2019

Show Some Respect To Iris West-Allen

The Critical Companion

Kemberlie wants us to give Iris West-Allen the respect she deserves.

02/25/2020

What ‘Harry Potter’ Doesn’t Teach Us About Allyship & Activism

The Critical Companion

How does Harry Potter’s Order of the Phoenix show the failures of the series to show a truly progressive and anti-supremacist narrative? What can we learn from these inadequacies of the story to be better allies in the real world?