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12/13/2018

Beyond the Kokiri Forest: A Father and Daughter’s Zelda Adventure

The Critical Companion

Delia talks about her father and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the origins of her nerdiness.

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?

10/25/2018

Shade to the Supernatural Nerdom: My Mom’s Disgust For My Love of the Supernatural

The Critical Companion

Growing up, Afiya loved all things supernatural, but she was often met with pushback…

02/14/2019

Of White Blaise and Black Hermione: The Highs and Lows of my Harry Potter Journey

The Critical Companion

How the Harry Potter fandom’s refusal to accept Blaise Zabini as Black left a Black fan feeling like she wasn’t welcome, and how Black Hermione turned it all around.

09/10/2020

Sacrificial Narratives: The Exploitation of Ariana Dumbledore in Harry Potter

The Critical Companion

In this #CriticalCompanion, Talia takes a look at Ariana Dumbledore, ableism, and abuse in Deathly Hallows.

05/21/2020

Nerd Love in the Time of Social Distancing

The Critical Companion

How can nerds date during a global pandemic? K. Alexandra offers some tips from her own experiences.

08/23/2018

Doctor Who’s Narratives on Race Have Improved — But Have a Long Way to Go

The Critical Companion

Doctor Who has increased both its racial representation and conversations on racism in recent years, but the show still has a lot of work to do when addressing in-universe racism.