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5 Things Never Saw Me Coming Did Right & Wrong
Never Saw Me Coming, the debut novel by Vera Kurian, follows a few students participating in their university’s study on psychopaths. As a first crack at writing long-form, Kurian has created a good offering to the young adult/new adult genre. But as you will soon come to find, here at Daughter and Dead Press, we have high expectations and many, many thoughts.
Lore Olympus and the Art of Depicting Intimate Partner Abuse, Part One: Apollo
Lore Olympus is an ongoing webtoon created by Rachel Smythe following various goddesses and gods from Greek Mythology. What the webtoon does particularly well is the various ways it showcases how intimate partner abuse is perpetuated: not as a one-off incident – as many may believe – but as a continuum of various behaviours.
I Don’t Need A Savior; I’m In A Ghibli Movie
Women in media are often subjected to submissive, self-sacrificing stereotypes, often taking care of domestic chores. The works of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, however, have defied these stereotypes since the beginning of his career. Indeed, he consistently creates women who are both real and relatable to a wide audience. In this blog, we explore how Miyazaki has created strong women and girl characters who do not net a savior.
Oh, You're a Useful Female Character? Good Luck Surviving Until the End
Videogames have become deeply ingrained in our culture and play a vital role in perpetuating or challenging traditional gender roles.