“I truly believe there is value in learning about blindness for everyone, because making our world more accessible benefits all its citizens, not just the few for whom it is critical,” (Rowell 11). Blind author Maud Rowell challenges readers to rethink blindness and disability, educating readers on blind explorers, artists, scientists, and many more who have …
“Queer life experience is different; queer cultural experience is different. Why not reframe stories using existing tropes rather than cookie-cutter it instead? That’s also what ‘queering’ means: to disrupt, reframe, challenge and question how it’s always been done,” (Garside 21). I always find the popularity of Schitt’s Creek a source of pride and humour on my end. As …
“The end of the world has been happening, and subsequently not happening, since people could make shit up,” (Goh 3). Katie Goh’s short book of essays on apocalypse fiction is timely and masterfully executed. Offering insight into many different examples of apocalypse fiction, it’s clear that Goh is passionate about this subject and put all her …
Sarah O'Connor 