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Romance as Feminine Heroism

A few days ago, I wrote a post on why critics tend to dislike the trope of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, or the quirky female who raises a male protagonist’s mood through wacky antics so that he could stop … Continue reading

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A Hunger for Heroes

On a Google+ thread by Jeffro Johnson, he talks about the decline of sci-fi since 1940, but that wasn’t what generated the most discussion. A discussion on heroism within the genre did, prompted by this Twitter thread.

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