Daily Archives : February 19, 2019

February 19, 2019

Sound Off! The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

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Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, limber up those building hands and discuss The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, which premiered in the United States on Friday, February 8, 2019. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily…

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February 19, 2019

Changing the Map: Move Over Shrinking Violets!

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In the mid-80’s a remarkable first occurred – women “of a certain age” – not shrinking, virginal violets, but mature women, began to colonize the Fantasy map. First wave feminism of the 70’s in speculative fiction concerned itself with the problem of equality, (economic, sexual, and political) and their literature reflected those struggles with rebellion against conformist roles, seen in…

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