Discussing the economic, educational, and moral implications of Harry Potter. Also a few recommendations for other fantasy series to share with young readers.

Close Reading Mitski's "Last Words of a Shooting Star"

Aug 13th, 2020 32m 55s

Today we discuss New Criticism, close reading, lyric poetry, and Mitski. What can we learn from applying the New Critics' methodology to song lyrics?

Deconstructing Teen Wolf

Aug 6th, 2020 37m 40s

Remember all those structures we analyzed in the first half of the season? Time to tear 'em all down.

Teen Wolf and Signs

Aug 6th, 2020 45m 51s

What is the text of Teen Wolf trying to tell us? Deciphering the most convoluted season of the show.

Teen Wolf and Money

Jul 30th, 2020 46m 15s

What are the material conditions of Beacon Hills? Is this suburban Californian community ready for class conflict?

Teen Wolf and Race

Jul 16th, 2020 40m 51s

What happens when you read Teen Wolf's season 3B through the lens of Critical Race Theory? Should you even dare? Based on Connor's analysis, probably not...

Teen Wolf and Women

Jul 10th, 2020 44m 15s

Reading the first half of season 3 through a feminist lens. How does the show treat its female characters, and what does that say about femininity in the setting?

Teen Wolf and Psychoanalysis

Jul 2nd, 2020 37m 31s

In the second episode of the Teen Wolf Critical Series, we explore how Carl Jung's theories of the Anima and the Shadow are portrayed in Teen Wolf's second season, and what deeper understanding these grant us of the characters.Social Media Ch

Teen Wolf on the Margins

Jun 25th, 2020 46m 40s

In the first episode of the Teen Wolf critical series, Connor discusses the tradition of werewolf literature and then reads the first season of MTV's Teen Wolf through the lens of queer theory. And, yes, he is aware that he mispronounces the wo

Garden State and Castration

Jun 11th, 2020 24m 41s

What if I told you that Zach Braff's 2004 film Garden State was actually about castration? Today we're reading the indie movie through a Lacanian lens to understand the psychoanalytic themes under the surface.

Freud on Freud (How the Show Applies Its Subject's Theories)

Apr 18th, 2020 24m 18s

Connor's back to discuss one of his favorite thinkers and the Netflix show made about him. How are Freud's psychoanalytic theories used in the fantasy crime drama based on his late 20s? Why is there so much hypnotism? What is a Taltos? Can it a

The Chilling Adventures of White Feminism

Apr 13th, 2020 47m 31s

Connor and special guest Allison Azuara (And We're Watching) discuss the Netflix Original Series The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Follow along as we tear apart the bad writing and fake wokeness. Social MediaChannel Twitter: @FromTheMargins

Who Will Save You?

Apr 13th, 2020 23m 28s

Connor examines the CBS comedy-drama God Friended Me and the motivation for the main character's atheism.Social MediaChannel Twitter: @FromTheMargins_Violet's Twitter: @VioletKnight407Connor's Twitter: @CNRenfroeHelp Us GrowBecome a Patr

Trauma, Justifying Narratives, and YOU

Apr 13th, 2020 33m 17s

In the pilot episode of RenFare, Connor (@CNRenfroe) rambles about the first two seasons of the Netflix Original Series YOU (formerly Lifetime). How does the show portray trauma? How does Joe use narrative to justify his actions? Is Forty gay,

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