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08/13/2020

Avatar: The Last Airbender Ships are Meant to Be Fun, Not Destructive

The Critical Companion

Whether you ship canon ships or non-canon ships, it should be a subculture of like fans, not a battlefield of in-fighting. Critical Companion Ebony explores.

05/16/2019

In Defense of Thaddy Thor’s Physique in Avengers: Endgame

The Critical Companion

Nicole discusses why she liked Thor’s character arc in Avengers: Endgame.

09/27/2018

Magic or No, All Schools Have Limited Range

The Critical Companion

Patriarchal systems in magical schools (and in the real world) tend to cause problems. Porshèa explores the way these systems manifest in different fictional schools and discusses what should be done to change it.

09/10/2020

Sacrificial Narratives: The Exploitation of Ariana Dumbledore in Harry Potter

The Critical Companion

In this #CriticalCompanion, Talia takes a look at Ariana Dumbledore, ableism, and abuse in Deathly Hallows.

10/22/2020

Imagining the Decolonization of Science Fiction

The Critical Companion

Nicole defines her view of Afrofuturism and imagines what science fiction could do if it wanted to be bold.

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?