Queer Narratives and Intersectional Sexuality
January 27, 2016
The paradigm of queer storytelling has seen a massive shift in recent decades. While queer characters – usually gay men – started off as the butt of severely outdated punchlines when they first breached the mainstream, the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights worldwide, combined with a greater understanding of the various identities that make up the …
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2: Katniss and the Ideal Rebel
November 18, 2015
Ibitsam Ahmed from our School of Politics and International Relations reflects on Katniss Everdeen and her role as the ideal rebel. In The Hunger Games quadrilogy, Katniss Everdeen embodies the persona of the Mockingjay, the symbolic Girl on Fire at the heart of the revolution against the oppressive Capitol. Starting off as the unlikely and …
