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rynlingSomehow I’ve managed to accomplish all of my nonfiction writing goals for spring. I still have a month left in the season before I move on to my big summer projects, which means that I have time to write two bonus essays. Here’s what I’d like to do:
- I want to tackle the recent discourse surrounding the “coziness” of Studio Ghibli films. I agree with the posts circulating on Bluesky (copied and pasted from Tumblr though they might be), but I think the conversation could benefit from more contextualization and nuance in the way we read the studio’s films and Hayao Miyazaki’s political philosophy. Since attacks on “coziness” are often coming from alt-right perspectives, I think it might be good to address that element of the discourse as well.
- I’m fascinated by the backstory given to Tifa in the FFVII Remake prequel novel, Traces of Two Pasts. Specifically, I’m interested in how the author tackles the issue of medical debt. It’s brilliant, to be honest. I haven’t seen anything like this in Japanese fiction since the early 2000s. I also don’t think I’ve seen this book discussed anywhere, and I want to give an accurate summary with good quotes and sustained analysis that contextualizes the progressive themes.
- I want to tackle the recent discourse surrounding the “coziness” of Studio Ghibli films. I agree with the posts circulating on Bluesky (copied and pasted from Tumblr though they might be), but I think the conversation could benefit from more contextualization and nuance in the way we read the studio’s films and Hayao Miyazaki’s political philosophy. Since attacks on “coziness” are often coming from alt-right perspectives, I think it might be good to address that element of the discourse as well.
- I’m fascinated by the backstory given to Tifa in the FFVII Remake prequel novel, Traces of Two Pasts. Specifically, I’m interested in how the author tackles the issue of medical debt. It’s brilliant, to be honest. I haven’t seen anything like this in Japanese fiction since the early 2000s. I also don’t think I’ve seen this book discussed anywhere, and I want to give an accurate summary with good quotes and sustained analysis that contextualizes the progressive themes.
