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You Don't Own Me

Simulacra, Pin-Up Culture and Ownership in the Sabrina-verse

Jun 18, 2025 • Mel Zog

No Sympathy for the Homewrecker!

misogyny as morality, the “girl’s girl” fallacy and the enduring obsession with the "other woman"

Jan 14, 2025 • Mel Zog

Desire, I Want to Tame You

Abject Desires, Nosferatu, and the Evolution of the Beauty and the Beast Trope

Apr 3, 2025 • Mel Zog

Hidden in Plain Sight

Female Vulnerability as Performance and Plot Device in Contemporary Horror

Nov 8, 2025 • Mel Zog

The Summer I Was Desired

On the Enduring Success of the Two-Brothers Trope in Post-Feminist Media

Oct 7, 2025 • Mel Zog

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