The Female in the Fantastic

Kara Kennedy

The Women of Dune and the World That Empowered Them

An analysis of the powerful agency of Bene Gesserit women in Dune and how they reflect real-world women’s concerns regarding the body.

Kaitlin Nichols

We are the Daughters of the Girls who Sacrificed Their Power: The Deconstruction of Magical Girls

This paper walks through the three main phases of the magical girl genre: proto, classical, and finally introduces deconstructions: Madoka, Asuka, and Panty and Stocking.