Kate Hamill: Vanity Fair and Adapting the Classics from the Female Gaze
by Priya Chhaya Published in 1848, Vanity Fair falls within a broad category of novels often referred to as “classic.”
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Finding Star Wars In 2019
A strange thing about stories — Though this all happened so long ago and so far way that words
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At the Intersection of Science and Entertainment: An Interview with Ann Merchant
We are fans of science fiction, of fantasy, of space operas – where the science is often (though not always)
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My Lack of Faith Has Been Disturbing
I still perk up when I hear about a Star Wars themed bar, smile when I see a “Han Shot
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Review: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
by Priya Chhaya Is it possible to be predisposed to liking a book because of its cover? That’s how I
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Interview with Desi Geek Girls
by Priya Chhaya I have a morning ritual. Every day before I leave my apartment I pull out my phone
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Telling Hi(stories) using Gaming: An Interview with Mariaelena DiBenigno and Khanh Vo
by Priya Chhaya What does Assassins Creed have to do with teaching history? A few months ago I attended a
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Telling Underrepresented Stories with NBC’s Timeless
by Priya Chhaya Historians are the original time travelers. We spend our careers listening to the voices of the past,
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Building Character: Writing The Heart of the River
by Priya Chhaya “In every story that you read / A heroine or hero fills a need.” At the end
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A Myth Reborn: The Force Awakens
by Priya Chhaya Beware! [Channeling Yoda] Beyond first paragraph, spoilers there be…. “The bee in his bonnet was that history
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