The Weekly Geekout: Girl Talk
By Emma Louise Backe Let’s talk about women. Last night was a big moment for women in the entertainment industry….
Monthly Archives: January 2015
The Biopolitics of BioShock Part I: Would You Kindly? Objectivism and Free Will
By Emma Louise Backe (Spoiler Warning) “I am Andrew Ryan and I am here to ask you a question. Is…
The Biopolitics of BioShock: Introduction
By Emma Louise Backe I have to admit, I’ve never been the best gamer. I’ve dabbled in computer puzzles like…
In Defense of the Hobbit Movies: Purity and the Holy Geek Object
Since it is JRR Tolkien’s 123rd birthday, we thought we’d write a little something about The Hobbit movies since they…
Anthropology & Literature
By Emma Louise Backe When I was an undergraduate at Vassar College, I double majored in Anthropology and English. Even…
