Hosted by Geneviève Bolduc and Ryan Caron
Today on GeekLBTQ we talk about Authorial Intent, and the hows and whys it does or doesn’t matter. We use the case example of Orson Scott Card’s failed run writing The Adventures of Superman and the unprecedented public backlash to dig deeper into the problem of being fans of problematic media. We also explore the …
Read More →This month we explore asexuality and its evolving state of visibility in pop media. We also touch on the sometimes contentious relationship between the queer community and other sexual minorities, and nibble on our ally cookies as we explore the common grounds of privilege and marginalization! Our examples of the day include how Ouran Host …
Read More →In this episode, Ryan and Geneviève drop the academics and take the time to discuss some of their popular culture (and sometimes not so popular) fantasies.
Read More →Continuing our focus on fanfiction, in this episode Ryan and Geneviève discuss the world of Harry Potter, fandom influences on professional publishing, and the relationship between transmedia creation and queer inclusion. We also fangirl/fanboy over the Shoebox Project, Team Starkid, and Maggie Smith.
Read More →This month we’ve tacked the daunting world of Fan Fiction, and got a little lost in issues of copyright, while reading aloud Hunger Games slash. Check out the first part of our coverage where we dig into the ‘what’ and ‘why’ of slash fic, while we prepare to untangle this gigantic world a little more …
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