Victoria LinelThe Silence of Growing Up QueerI stay buried in silence because I am scared of what will happen if I talk.Nov 11, 20171Nov 11, 20171
Victoria LinelBig Little Lies: The Poetics of Onscreen TraumaYears after first watching The Hours when I was 11, the few scenes of the film that I remembered haunted me. I could see Virginia Woolf…Oct 20, 20171Oct 20, 20171
Victoria LinelRiverdale’s (Too?) Perfect VeronicaThe Limits of Perfection for TV CharactersMar 5, 2017Mar 5, 2017
Victoria LinelSea of WanderersDuring Thanksgiving, I went to Boston and visited the MFA. As I was exploring the museum, I kept thinking back to my “Walking in…Dec 16, 2016Dec 16, 2016
Victoria LinelIt’s Not Reality TV. It’s RuPaul’s Drag Race.RuPaul’s Drag Race goes beyond the typical immersion of reality TV shows — its viewers are fully involved in its very real, vibrant, and…Nov 6, 2016Nov 6, 2016
Victoria LinelThe Power of Madonna’s Vagina: Thirty Years of Relentless ThrustingYou can say what you want about Madonna, but if there’s one thing she does really well, it’s taking ownership of her body and female…Sep 9, 20161Sep 9, 20161
Victoria LinelPitching to Netflix: The Poetics of BingewatchingI n her dissertation, Casey McCormick quotes Ted Sarandos who “praises the unique possibilities afforded to the writers of Netflix original…Apr 10, 2016Apr 10, 2016