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Manly Reading of Girl Books: A Note on Tenderness with Sean of the South
Quite innocently, early the other morning, I woke up to a video in my Messenger inbox from Paul Ford. I am not someone who is terribly attracted to products like this, but Paul F. Ford is the author of an … Continue reading
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Why is Anne in Space? On Reading L.M. Montgomery’s Realistic Novels as Fantasy
Right now, I am prepping for a conference panel tomorrow that I announced last week: “Cinderella Anne, Paranormal Emily, and Astral Heroines Everywhere: L.M. Montgomery and the Fantastic.” I’m working with with three fantastic scholars (see what I did there?): … Continue reading
Cinderella Anne, Paranormal Emily, and Astral Heroines Everywhere: L.M. Montgomery and the Fantastic (Virtual Conference Panel Wed, Sept 17, 8:00-9:30am ET)
Hello dear readers, here is a kind of Pilgrim in Narnia crossover moment: a panel on L.M. Montgomery and the Fantastic. Drs. Heidi Lawrence, Abigail Heiniger, Trinna Frever, and I are gathering in deep cyberspace to approach this topic from … Continue reading
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