PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
As a writer, I have extensive experience writing for digital audiences about feminism, pop culture, television and film. I am always available for assignments about race, representation, feminism and general cultural criticism. Examples of my past work can be found below. For editors interested in soliciting pitches, please use the form on this page.
Film Criticism
My film reviews are framed in a feminist media studies context. Examining film texts from the perspective of race and representation and the political economy of the film industry is also a key component of my work, as can be seen in my reviews of the films Get Out, Mad Max Fury Road and What Happened To Monday.
Television Criticism
As a feminist writer I'm very invested in the stories that are privileged as we approach #peakTV. My television reviews take a wider look at the context in which television is produced, the stories that are told, the tropes that are recycled and how they are subverted or reinforced, as can be seen in my reviews of The Handmaid's Tale, The Flash and Still Star-Crossed.
Music Criticism
Music is a critical part of how we all experience pop culture. I explore the way cultural context can change our relationship to the music we love and the mediated images and celebrity narratives that are created around our pop stars with regard to race, class and gender, as seen in my exploration of the media narrative around Kesha's album Rainbow, and my examination of the socio-political implications of Cardi B's public pregnancy.
Pop Culture Criticism
These essays take a broader look at current cultural stories and provide a political take on pop culture and celebrity news stories in the news cycle, as seen in this reflection on #MeToo and Aziz Ansari.
Profiles & Interviews
These long form pieces explore an artist's work and ethos from a variety of perspectives, examining their craft and creative philosophy, as seen in this interview with Insecure's Jay Ellis and this profile with Trinidadian designer Keegan Simon.
Feminist Theory & Politics
These essays examine specific aspects of the feminist political ideology from an intersectional perspective. Usually in response to current debates within in the ever-fragment movement, I am to bring clarity to how feminists should operationalize their praxis in a way that is equitable for all marginalized communities, as seen in this feature on performative misandry, and this attempt to create a lexical definition of the commonly used term "white feminism."