Anna Froula
As contributor
As commenter
-
the next turn in infectious terrorism
Great post!!! I'm really curious about where these kinds of narratives are going to go in a Trump administration, especially the "passive threat" version. ... -
Academia/aca-anti-fandom
On the one hand, I don't like to see fans or anti-fans giving in to the threat of institutional condemnation. On the other, we're seeing non-STEM program cuts all around the country, which doesn't bode well for humanities, and the further ... -
Quest for Victory
Thanks for reading and commenting, Al, Virginia, and Faye. The turn toward "desire for victory" is disturbing. I don't want to see Katniss turned into a superhero. I'm reminded of something Marine veteran Anthony Swofford said in his ... -
Erasing PTSD
Thanks so much for adding these great comments to the conversation, all! When I read the series for the first time I thought, "if this next generation can understand war trauma, then maybe we'll be ok after all," so I'm particularly tr ... -
Invisible Wounds
Great point, Melody, and thanks for reading and commenting! Katniss' beauty is especially problematic in the context of invisible wounds- PTSD in the film and Traumatic Brain Injury in the combat veterans that the tributes allegorize. Without the ou ... -
Children cheering children killing children
Agreed! Just curious, Erika, where did you see the film? & thanks for stopping by and commenting! ... -
The Ancillary Markets of the Hunger Games
This is a really great piece, and I'm fascinated by the product tie-ins. A snuggy? Really? It's like the camoflaging of fashion- the commercialization of the trilogy's icons undercuts its themes. ... -
Feeding the Machine
I love how you started off this week with this really lovely piece, Virginia. In a weird way, her mother is a big reason that Katniss is so successful throughout the series because of the skill sets she developed during her mother's catatonia. The ab ...