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Steampunk and the Heroine’s Journey: Part Three

The surprising impact of Steampunk novels on The Heroine’s Journey A series by Mary Sheridan PART 3 – DIVERSITY IN STEAMPUNK FICTION “Dwell in possibilities.” Emily Dickenson (1830-1886) CALLING FOR...

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Steampunk and the Heroine’s Journey: Part Four

The surprising impact of Steampunk novels on The Heroine’s Journey A series by Mary Sheridan PART 4 – STEAMPUNK FEMINISM . “They, the women, were like the gargoyles, Mattie thought. Respected in words,...

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Steampunk and the Heroine’s Journey: Part Four Appendix

The surprising impact of Steampunk novels on The Heroine’s Journey A series by Mary Sheridan APPENDIX to PART 4 – STEAMPUNK FEMINISM FEMALE AUTHORS: FULL STEAM AHEAD Women have plenty to say not only...

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Steampunk and the Heroine’s Journey: Part Five Appendix

THE DEMETER MYTH IN CAMPBELL’S MODEL INSERTING THE DEMETER-PERSEPHONE MYTH INTO CAMPBELL’S HEROIC FRAMEWORK Mary Sheridan NOTE: Some title wording has been modernized. CAMPBELL’S (Generic) MALE...

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Steampunk and the Heroine’s Journey: Part Five

The surprising impact of Steampunk novels on The Heroine’s Journey A series by Mary Sheridan PART 5 – CONCLUSION . “I do not wish women to have power over men but over themselves.” ~ Mary Shelley,...

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Four Years and Counting: Mary

Mary is third from left. Picture taken at GeekGirlCon 2012 FANgirl administrator note: Earlier this fall, FANgirl celebrated its four-year anniversary in the blogosphere. To mark the occasion, I asked...

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Star Wars Then and Now

STAR WARS 1977: THE WAY IT WAS In case you missed it, there were many notable events in 1977. It was a year that in retrospect tossed life, science, and SciFi into a jumbled, heaping pile of strange...

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Is There A Star Wars Gene?

STAR WARS GENE THEORY If Yoda was here, he might say, “Missing the Star Wars gene, some are.” If a study was conducted I would happily volunteer my family because there is no doubt that I am the only...

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SAGA Read Along: Inspiring Characters

FANgirl Note: If you haven’t caught the opening discussion on SAGA, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples from IMAGE Comics, I encourage you to check it out. Mary Sheridan was inspired by...

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Oscars: Free Us Or Die

The end is near. Lady Gaga proved herself to be a stellar contender for the lead in what is now an inevitable contemporary remake of The Sound of Music. In a formidable triad with Lupita Nyong’o’s...

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