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Westworld Season 2: A Feminist Reading

We’ve finished season two of Westworld on Sunday and we’re still untangling what it all means. Did toxic masculinity win the day? Will the women, people of color, and women of color create a new Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 5 years ago June 25, 2018
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S2E10: Sweet Dream or Beautiful Nightmare? The Season Two Finale of Westworld

Last night, I watched the season two finale of Westworld along with millions of fans. What struck me is how clearly the episode articulated who are the heroes and who are the villains. After weeks Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 5 years ago June 25, 2018
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S2E8: The Noble “Savages” of Westworld Revealed

For so long, we’ve seen Zahn McClarnon play the Ghost Nation warrior Akecheta in the background of Westworld but we never knew what drove him. He’s ridden in and out of Maeve’s nightmares. Been involved Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 5 years ago June 11, 2018
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S2E5: Race and Violence in Westworld: Spoiler – It’s Problematic

Never has a microaggression made me so relieved. Towards the beginning of last night’s episode of Westworld, Akane No Mai, white Sylvester asks Asian Felix to talk to the Samurais holding them hostage. Felix responds Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 5 years ago May 21, 2018
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S2E3: The Women Warriors of Westworld

Season two is all about women taking charge. Much of it is so satisfying. Some of it is intensely problematic. Welcome to Westworld. Spoilers ahead. Last night’s episode began with a cold open – we Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 5 years ago May 7, 2018
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What Jane the Virgin Means to Me

I am fair skinned. Fair skinned enough that I get mistaken for white more often than not. Fair skinned enough that no one follows me around at stores to make sure I’m not shoplifting. Fair Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 5 years ago January 26, 2018
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