Film and media scholar. PhD. Queer author. Cat mom. Gamer. Digital Marketer. Tarot Reader. She/her đ
Media Criticism Books
The Science Is Out There: Scully's Feminism in The X-Files
A Galaxy of Possibilities: Representation and Storytelling in Star Wars
The Power of Fan Videos: Deconstruct, Explore, Reclaim
Cahiers du Cinéma: From Literary Influences to Filmic Legacy
Favorite Video Games
Mass Effect Trilogy
Horizon Zero Dawn
Baldur's Gate 3
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars: Mysteries of the Sith
World of Warcraft
Final Fantasy VIII
Cult of the Lamb
Torchlight II
Syberia
Available as a guest speakers on the following topics:
Women in Science Fiction
Female characters in video games
History of French authorship
Grad school as an international student
Teaching assistant tips
Simple, ethical, and customizable marketing
Indie publishing
The importance of fan creations
Selected Talks:
âCompassion and Agency during Tragic Times in Yoko Tsunoâ (2018) â Research, Art, Writing 2018 (University of Texas at Dallas)
âScullyâs Empowerment as a Bio-Terrorism Survivorâ (2017) â Research, Art, Writing 2017 (University of Texas at Dallas)
âSam Worthington: Hybrid Facesâ (2012) â 7th Global Conference: Visions of Humanity in Cyber Culture, Cyberspace and Science Fiction (Inter-Disciplinary.Net)
âDragon Age: Offered and Created Womanhoodâ (2012) â 4th Global Conference: Videogame Cultures and the Future of Interactive Entertainment (Inter-Disciplinary.Net)
âAlternate universe fan videos: reinterpreting the media sourcesâ (2012) â Lâacte interprĂ©tatif et les Ćuvres littĂ©raires, cinĂ©matographiques, picturales, etc⊠(UniversitĂ© Lyon III)
âBoomer 2004: The Feminine and Cyborg Metamorphosisâ (2011) â From Cyborg to Facebook: Technological Dreams and Feminist Critiques (Sophia)
âFan Video as Rewriting Gestureâ (2011) â Symposium on Editing (Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle and UniversitĂ© de Savoie)
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