Romantasy isn't about the heroine - it's about him

Romantasy isn't about the heroine - it's about him

English PhD students Emy and Nina are back with another episode of the Airport Fiction Podcast! Today, we will be doing a craft deep dive and discussing sympathy and identification within a few series - Fourth Wing, ACOTAR, and Blood & Ash (spoiler warnings for all involved). Additionally, we get into a discussion of Laura Mulvey's theory of the male gaze, as well as the impacts of fictional representations of SA (cw, timestamped on screen). Let us know your thoughts on our analyses, if there are new angles you think we should examine, or what books you think we should read next! Email us at airportfictionpod@gmail.comTiktok: tiktok.com/@bitch_farm

Alchemised, Misery Literature, and the Fanfiction-to-Novel Pipeline

English PhD students Emy and Nina are back with another episode of the Airport Fiction Podcast . Today, we will be analyzing Alchemized by SenLinYu and discussing some of the following topics: body horror, historical presentations of masculinity, hard/soft magic systems, character development, adaptation theory, and more. We also have a brand new email account, and we would LOVE to hear from you! Let us know your thoughts on our analyses, if there are new angles you think we should examine, or what books you think we should read next! Email us at airportfictionpod@gmail.comTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bitch_farm

A Disability Studies Analysis of Fourth Wing: The Airport Fiction Podcast Ep. 3

English PhD students Emy and Nina are back with another installment of our series where we discuss critical analyses of Romantasy novels. This week, our dear friend and disability studies scholar Olivia joins us to discuss Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros ----

ACOTAR, Misogyny, and the Kink Analog

We are back with another podcast episode! Two English PhDs perform a critical analysis of A Court of Thorns and Roses with a focus on how craft influences portrayals of patriarchal violence in the fantasy setting.

Romantasy & The Literary/Genre Culture Divide - The Airport Fiction Podcast Ep.1

For our inaugural episode PhD students Nina and Emy discuss romantasy in context with escapism, wish fulfillment, and the literary/genre culture and class divide.