The Female in the Fantastic
What:
Academic
When:
17:00, Thursday 30 Jul 2020 NZST
(50 minutes)
Where:
Programming -
Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Tags:
Academic
Discussion:
1
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.