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Books

Terrible Fish: Women and Mirrors in Literature

Mirrors are a potent image whichever way they turn and twist and distort (and they often do). Continue reading Terrible Fish: Women and Mirrors in Literature

Sophie RouthierOctober 13, 2020October 21, 2020
Books

“The Turn of the Screw”: Sex, Ghosts, and… Feminism?

The Turn of the Screw is an excellent book to read if you enjoy feeling confused and upset: for a comparable experience you can take LSD or sit in a tub of spiders. I can’t recommend it highly enough. Continue reading “The Turn of the Screw”: Sex, Ghosts, and… Feminism?

Sophie RouthierAugust 16, 2020October 21, 20202 Comments
Culture

On the Demonization of Women and Cats

Most of the unpleasant tendencies we attribute to cats have historically been attributed to ill-behaved women: cold, heartless, deceitful, untrustworthy, scheming and self-sufficient. Continue reading On the Demonization of Women and Cats

Sophie RouthierJuly 30, 2020October 21, 2020
Books

The Problem With Dystopias

I understand the appeal of dystopian novels—but the genre is flawed. Continue reading The Problem With Dystopias

Sophie RouthierJuly 27, 2020July 28, 2020
Books

The History of the “Crazy” Woman in Literature

From “Hamlet” to “The Bluest Eye”, the troubled history of mentally ill women in literature. Continue reading The History of the “Crazy” Woman in Literature

Sophie RouthierJuly 4, 2020September 29, 2020
Books

In Defense of Daisy Buchanan

Why Daisy isn’t the villain of “The Great Gatsby” Continue reading In Defense of Daisy Buchanan

Sophie RouthierJune 3, 2020June 30, 2020
Books

Tea Cake Must Die: What “Their Eyes Were Watching God” Tells Us About Abusive Relationships

Zora Neale Hurston’s complex take on an abusive relationship still resonates today. Continue reading Tea Cake Must Die: What “Their Eyes Were Watching God” Tells Us About Abusive Relationships

Sophie RouthierJune 1, 2020June 30, 2020

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