“Review of Samira Ahmed’s Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know.” Full Stop. June 7, 2021.
Samira Ahmed’s third novel filters the thinking of Edward Said and the idea of “Orientalism” through the genre of the young adult “social issues” novel.
“Review of Kayleb Rae Candrilli’s Water I Won’t Touch.” Broad Street Review. April 19, 2021.
Kayleb Rae Candrilli, who sets many of their poems in the Appalachian region of western Pennsylvania, imagines how growing up trans in the “Pennsylvania thicket” might offer an alternative to mere survival. Candrilli universalizes the trans experience, providing important insight into embodiment, joy, and intimacy.
“The Complex History of Gay Panic and the 2001 Thriller The Deep End.” CrimeReads. April 16, 2021.
The 1947 novel is about protecting a teenage daughter’s sexual “virtue.” The 2001 film changes that character to a gay son, and plays with how his sexuality leads to a domestic panic.
“Review of Julia Kerninon’s My Devotion.” Full Stop. February 22, 2021.
“Review of Xandria Phillips’s Hull.” Broad Street Review. July 14, 2020.
“Gaming in Quarantine.” Broad Street Review. April 5, 2020.
“The Hidden Violence of ‘Sharp Objects’ and Real Life Pig Farming.” Tenderly Magazine. January 24, 2020.
“Games for a Fallen World.” Public Books. May 29, 2018.
“Toward a More Generous Future.” Connected Academics, Modern Language Association. February 2, 2018.
“Storm Clouds and a Pallid Sun: Aesthetic Knowing in an Age of Crisis.” V21 Collective. January 31, 2017.
Academic
[NB: These are paywalled articles, only accessible with an institutional or university affiliation. For a PDF copy, please e-mail me directly.]
“Vernon Lee’s Hideous Roman à Clef.” Genre 52, no. 2 (July 1, 2019): 127–149. [Paywalled Link]
“Navigating Chance: Statistics, Empire, and Agency in R. L. Stevenson’s Treasure Island.” Nineteenth-Century Contexts 39, no. 5 (October 20, 2017): 399–412. [Paywalled Link]