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The Radical Queer Worldbuilding of “Our Flag Means Death”

The moment that I knew that Our Flag Means Death would be a Capital-G-Great show was the moment Stede and Mary receive matching gravestones…

Apr 22, 2022

The Radical Queer Worldbuilding of “Our Flag Means Death”

Apr 22, 2022

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The Insidious Queerphobia of Carole & Tuesday

Carole & Tuesday is a show that puts queer characters on screen, but does not weave a queer narrative with them.

Jul 7, 2021

The Insidious Queerphobia of Carole & Tuesday

Jul 7, 2021

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Let’s Hold Hands: On Allyship and Assimilation in BNA

Studio Trigger’s new show dares to delve into the darker, uncomfortable nuances of “acceptance” and “equality.”

Jul 8, 2020

Let’s Hold Hands: On Allyship and Assimilation in BNA

Jul 8, 2020

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Be Gay Do Crimes: The mystery story model of implicit queer storytelling

Without honing our queer narrative detective skills, we risk contributing to the erasure of queerness from our cultures.

Feb 25, 2020

Be Gay Do Crimes: The mystery story model of implicit queer storytelling

Feb 25, 2020

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You Should Watch Promare: A (spoiler-free!) Review

Promare is an allegory about oppression, about repression, about freedom and self-actualization and passion and connection.

Oct 14, 2019

You Should Watch Promare: A (spoiler-free!) Review

Oct 14, 2019

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The Shape of Queer Liberation: On the Geometry of Promare

Even the lens flare effects of the sunlight in the rectangular city of Promepolis are rectangular. This is not a world in balance.

Oct 5, 2019

The Shape of Queer Liberation: On the Geometry of Promare

Oct 5, 2019

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It’s Not That Deep: An Anigay OP/ED Piece

Welcome to the Anigay OP/ED section, in which we will be diving into the wonderful, ridiculous world of anime opening and endings!

Jul 29, 2019

It’s Not That Deep: An Anigay OP/ED Piece

Jul 29, 2019

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Golden Duo for Life: Sarazanmai and the Power of Turning Subtext Into Text

The reason that this particular episode hit me so hard wasn’t that it was “explicitly” queer — although that it certainly was.

May 9, 2019

Golden Duo for Life: Sarazanmai and the Power of Turning Subtext Into Text

May 9, 2019

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“Why Do I Pursue You?”: Hikaru no Go and Implicit-Metaphorical Queer Storytelling

The strategy of telling queer adolescent love stories in the language of sports/battle rivalries is frustratingly difficult to talk about.

Apr 12, 2019

“Why Do I Pursue You?”: Hikaru no Go and Implicit-Metaphorical Queer Storytelling

Apr 12, 2019

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Suki or not suki?

No discussion of the nuances of translating queerness could possibly be complete without diving into the messy, messy world of suki (好き).

Nov 5, 2018

Suki or not suki?

Nov 5, 2018

Rebecca Black

Rebecca Black

Linguist, mathematician, professor, aspiring translator. Constantly obsessing over the intersections of queerness, narrative, and language.

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