This is the fifth of a six part series created for Bitch Magazine. Tropes vs. Women explores the reoccurring stories, themes and representations of women in Hollywood films and TV shows.

The Mystical Pregnancy is a trope writers use to create drama and terror by invading, violating and exploiting women’s reproductive capabilities.  Often these female …

Filed under: Television
Tags: Angel, Battlestar Galactica, Cordelia Chase, Dana Scully, Deanna Troi, Doctor Who, Gwen Cooper, Lost, Planned Parenthood, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, Sarah Connor Chronicles, science fiction, Speculative Fiction, Star Trek, Starbuck, Torchwood, Tropes, X-Files

This is the second of a six part series created for Bitch Magazine.  Tropes vs. Women explores the reoccurring stories, themes and representations of women in Hollywood films and TV shows.

Women in Refrigerators is a trope identified by comic book fan (and now comic book writer) Gail Simone because she was sick of …

Filed under: Comics
Tags: Batman, Big Barda, Captain America, Comics, Dead Men Defrosting, Green Goblin, Green Lantern, Gwen Stacy, Heroes, Lost, Nick Fury, Spiderman, Splinter Cell, Stephanie Brown, Superheroes, Superman, The Flash, The Hulk, Tropes, Violence Against Women, Women in Refrigerators

After many months (and years of watching TV) I have finally completed my thesis, bringing to a close my master’s degree.  The submitted document is available for download in PDF format for those who are interested in reading it.

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Heroic women in science fiction and fantasy television shows have done much …

Filed under: Writing
Tags: Archetypes, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy, Dollhouse, Firefly, Gender, Homophobia, Joss Whedon, Lost, Patriarchy, Racism, science fiction, Star Trek, SyFy, Terminator, Tropes, TV