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  “We are no longer connected, Jean”: The alienation of X-women ’97

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  Christina Knopf SUNY Cortland

  September 16, 2024

  “We are no longer connected, Jean”: The alienation of X-women ’97 #x-men97 #gender Curator's Note While the X-Men franchise is celebrated for its messages of diversity and inclusion, its representation of various identities has not always lived up to ...
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  Anger and Fear and Feminism

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  Christina Knopf SUNY Cortland

  April 10, 2023

  Anger and Fear and Feminism MCU She-Hulk double-bind feminism culture war fantagonism Curator's Note “Anger and fear” capture the sentiments of feminists still fighting for equality and their opponents still fretting about emotional women. She-Hulk f ...
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  Joker, Jesters, and Gender: Subverting Social Standards

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  Christina Knopf SUNY Cortland

  February 14, 2022

  Joker, Jesters, and Gender: Subverting Social Standards gender clowns humor resistance Curator's Note Gotham has a new clown in town. The introduction of Punchline as Joker’s new girlfriend, now that Harley Quinn has gone her own way, points to the i ...
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  Menacing and Maternal: The Limits of Motherhood in Spider-Man

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  Christina Knopf SUNY Cortland

  April 15, 2020

  Menacing and Maternal: The Limits of Motherhood in Spider-Man Gender and Superheroes motherhood monstrosity Curator's Note Family is a recurring theme in the Spidey-verse, from the deaths of Peter Parker’s parents and Uncle Ben, to the origin stories ...
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  The New Nostalgic Impulse of Dungeons & Dragons and Tabletop Gaming

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  Christina Knopf SUNY Cortland

  October 14, 2019

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  The New Nostalgic Impulse of Dungeons & Dragons and Tabletop Gaming Dungeons and Dragons nostalgia Stranger Things Riverdale Role playing games Curator's Note In 2016, headlines began proclaiming the resurgence of the tabletop roll-playing-game D ...
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  BrainDead & the Horrors of Election 2016

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  Christina Knopf SUNY Cortland

  May 29, 2018

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  BrainDead & the Horrors of Election 2016 science-fiction Politics & Horror monstrosity election comedy-thriller BrainDead Curator's Note Discourse surrounding the 2016 presidential election cast Barack Obama as the antichrist, Hillary Clinton ...