FREE-FOR-ALL META COMMENT-A-THON

[upupa_epops]

Old news: lj is dead. Everyone is crazy busy, or they have other reasons not to be here. No one has time to read those huge meta posts we used to write once upon a time. But maybe we can all find ten minutes to do this:

FREE-FOR-ALL META COMMENT-A-THON!

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[swirlsofblue]

The vampire diaries: Caroline + problematic relationships (e.g. Damon, Matt, Klaus, her dad, anyone else you want to include), and how they shape her.

[swirlsofblue]

The Vampire Diaries: Witch bloodlines

[fluffyfrolicker]

tVD | caroline forbes | caroline's relationships with stefan and elena in season 4.

[kwritten]

Defiance | The treatment of women in the scifi genre up to and including this series. What is the series actively engaging with? What is it ignoring? How do we think about these strong/various/flawed/magnificent female characters differently specifically because this is a scifi series?

[nereemac]

Oh. Perfect, timely prompt. I have a million thoughts about this, but no time to be coherent about them now. I'll try to get them into some semblance of order while I'm at work and come back.

[kwritten]

LBD | This series broke GREAT strides in terms of using contemporary forms of mass communication (twitter, tumblr, youtube, facebook, various websites created/usurped) in order to actively tell a story with a direct relationship to the audience - both the creators AND the characters (ex: both Ashley Clements AND Lizzie Bennet had active twitter/tumblr accounts that interacted DAILY with their fans) .... how did this change the storytelling and the separation that we have from the characters?

Many of Austen's texts are about communication - the social pressures that force communication into boxes that do not allow for truthfulness or honesty. In particular, Pride and Prejudice details how even within the safety of the family space - communication can be stunted. As Lizzie's lines of communication between herself and her sisters (Lydia specifically), less and less is told to the audience. I saw a lot of confusion and anger about this online in fandom spaces - WHY AREN'T WE SEEING MORE OF LYDIA? was a constant complaint. How might we

[eilowyn]

Damn you, Kelsey. Will probably write something when I'm done with my McNair conference.