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06/08/2018

Introducing: Black Girls Nerd Out’s The Critical Companion

The Critical Companion

The Critical Companion series will feature bi-monthly blog posts written by Black writers. We hope those writers are some of you!

09/19/2020

My Minister Been Black: An Analysis of Hermione Granger

The Critical Companion

Kai examines how Hermione’s Blackness puts the onus on her as a Black woman to save the Wizarding World.

07/12/2018

Three Fears About Public Spaces I Had as a Black Nerd

The Critical Companion

As a black female nerd, have you ever been afraid of entering a new space? Renée shares some of her past fears and how she overcame them in our first Constant Companion essay.

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.

12/17/2020

Niobe and the Power of Life and Death

The Critical Companion

Latonya finds Stranger Comics’ Niobe Ayutami to be an inspiration in the way she embodies life and death.

08/08/2019

How Fantasy Became a Bridge Between Sisters

The Critical Companion

Syntrell writes about how fantasy books gave her a way to connect with her sister.

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?