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Author: Coco Zhou / McGill University

Fight Like a Girl: Deconstruction of Shōjo in Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Coco Zhou / McGill University

April 25, 2016 Coco Zhou / McGill University 2 comments

Coco Zhou dissects the implications of shōjo in terms of feminist characters operating within — and defying — a patriarchal system using examples from Puella Magi Madoka Magi.

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Magical Girl as a Shōjo Genre and the Male Gaze
Coco Zhou / McGill University

February 29, 2016 Coco Zhou / McGill University One comment

Coco Zhou examines the role of the Magical Girl and the male gaze in anime programming typically targeted to young female audiences, such as Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura, and explores the economic implications of these programs and their intended audiences in Japan as well as the ways in which these programs appeal to male audiences.

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Girl as Sign: Epistemology of the Shōjo
Coco Zhou / McGill University

November 22, 2015 Coco Zhou / McGill University 4 comments

Coco Zhou examines the male and female identification process and gender dynamics underlying the shojo figure in Japanese anime and visual and popular culture.

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Over*Flow: Responses to Breaking TV & Media News

Over*Flow: “'The Sun is Shining on AMC': Meme Stocks & (Temporary?) Media Industry Reorganization"
Peter Arne Johnson / Boston University


Over*Flow: "Watchmen Walked So That Lovecraft Country Could Run: The Jordan Peele Effect on TV's New Black Sci-fi"
Tia Alphonse / University of Missouri


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