Joshua Chapa2020 Democratic Party Candidates As Pokemon Pt. II haven’t played Pokemon since X and Y, but a lot of you so-called grownups act like it hasn’t existed since 2016, when you all remembered…Mar 21, 2019Mar 21, 2019
Joshua ChapaText of Speech Given at the “Vigil for Claudia Gómez González - June 28, 2018”I’ve been a teacher for nearly ten years. I have a home, a little family, and a career because of my students. And I’m here today because…Jul 2, 20181Jul 2, 20181
Joshua ChapaThe world a paper cupThe places these children and their parents are fleeing are places destabilized by predatory foreign policy, the Cold War and the War on…Jun 19, 2018Jun 19, 2018
Joshua ChapaThe Hateful DyingSince July of last year I’ve devoted my free time after work (often after an exhausting hour commute home) and many weekends, to the…Mar 24, 2018Mar 24, 2018
Joshua ChapaEndangered Spaces(A Preview Chapter from Lies the Snake: Book Two of the Brujocorridos)Jan 4, 2017Jan 4, 2017
Joshua ChapaScream Again, Queens: Recap of Season Two, Episode OneAs a self-contained story arc, Season One wrapped up nicely. The bad guys were dead, except the one that won. The Chanels got their…Sep 21, 2016Sep 21, 2016
Joshua ChapaAmerican ScreamI always give American Horror Story the old college try each season. When it’s on, its indulgences inveigle the narrative. They distract…Sep 20, 2016Sep 20, 2016
Joshua ChapaI Am The Victim, Now: Mansplaining Deus Ex Mankind Divided or Everything’s Gonna Be Alt-RightIf video games are to be taken as art, they must be the subject of critical theory. What follows is such an analysis of the recent video…Aug 28, 2016Aug 28, 2016
Joshua ChapaThe Following Is All TrueMy primary takeaway from Stranger Things is how it lovingly embraces the tropes of 80’s movies while inverting them. That and how it didn’t…Jul 27, 2016Jul 27, 2016
Joshua ChapaRuminations on Legitimacy, Bastardy, Noblesse Oblige, and Rule; or Why Winterfell…Fell.My enjoyment of the HBO’s The Game of Thrones and Paradox Interactive’s Crusader Kings 2 meant my viewings of the show were informed with a…Jun 30, 2016Jun 30, 2016
