A Sad Angel’s Thesis – Video Release

My video essay on the Angel Devil is out on Youtube now! You can also read the essay here!

The Subtle Melancholy of the Angel Devil

The Angel Devil is unique amongst devils and devil hunters alike. This essay dives deeper into the more troubling aspects of his character and story.

Why Evangelion 3.0+1.0 fails

Having waited almost a decade for the final installment to the Rebuild of Evangelion series, many fans were excited to see Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time air. Yet this film was messy, confusing, shallow and uncreative, especially compared to the original End of Evangelion masterpiece from 1997.

Jasbir Puar’s Debility-Capacity-Disability Framework

How can Jasbir Puar’s framework of debility-capacity-disability be helpful (or not) in analysing social hierarchies visible at the intersection of health and reproduction? Introduction In this essay I will outline what I believe to be the 3 main tenets of Puar’s framework: 1) slow death, 2) control society, 3) exclusionary inclusion. I will draw on…

Foucault’s History of Sexuality and the Modern Subject

Traditionally, the Victorian era is famed for its sexual repression. However, Foucault believes that the Catholic ritual of confessing, which exploded in the Victorian era, has had importanct consequences for knowledge, power and how we see ourselves today.

Is cyberpunk orientalist?

Central to cyberpunk’s portrayal of East Asia is its treatment of the Orient as both desired and feared.

Madoka Magica is a Deconstruction of the Magical Girl Genre, But Not In The Way You Think

Is Madoka Magica a deconstruction of the magical girl genre, or is it simply a dark subversion of it?