“A case study of non-toxic masculinity: Geralt of Rivia On the surface, Geralt meets all the criteria for being a traditional, male protagonist. He is physically powerful, a talented swordsman, self-sufficient, knowledgeable, sexually desirable, and frequently in a leadership role. Geralt exhibits exemplary masculinity. However, key elements of patriarchal masculinity – those that cause demonstrable harm to oneself, others, or society – are notably absent from his presentation.”
― The Psychgiest of Pop Culture: The Witcher
― The Psychgiest of Pop Culture: The Witcher
“Importantly, Ciri is not the only example of resilience after trauma within The Witcher franchise.”
― The Psychgiest of Pop Culture: The Witcher
― The Psychgiest of Pop Culture: The Witcher
“in Plato’s dialogues, Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher (you may also know him as the philosopher in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey),”
― Why It's OK to Be a Gamer
― Why It's OK to Be a Gamer
“This is our strength: that each of us has the capacity to be not only a monster but a mother of monsters. We can birth from our own bodies every one of men’s worst fears.”
― Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology
― Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology
“If the Gothic is as relevant today as it has been for the past millennium and a half”
― The Gothic: A Very Short Introduction
― The Gothic: A Very Short Introduction
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