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(Repost) Steampunk, Tech, and TARDISes: A Cosplay Tale
Original post at the old Austin to A&M blog. So the idea of my cosplay project (which I have completed a big chunk of, but am putting on the shelf for a bit, so that I can mull it over in my...
View ArticleCosplay is fine, girl, as long as you cosplay for me.
This post addresses the trend I discussed in my post on “geek girls” and the problem of self-objectification. That post is also available (and expanded) at Geek Feminism. This post is cross-posted at...
View Articlei09 commenters on femme Doctor cosplay: A response
Cross-posted at Doctor Her. As a researcher of cosplay, who often makes conclusions about the feminist (conscious or unconscious) intentions of cosplayers, I am used to having people say my research...
View Article“Oh, You Sexy Geek!”: “Geek Girls” and the Problem of Self-Objectification
Cross-posted at Doctor Her. I just returned from the PCA/ACA conference in Boston this year. I’ll be doing a write-up on the other fan studies/geek presentations I saw, but I wanted to post mine first....
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The Hawkeye Initiative: Cosplay is political
Perhaps you’ve noticed that female characters in comic books, video games, fantasy, and science fiction are often posed or dressed in oversexualized, even physically impossible, ways. Inspired by the...
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