TJ West

“American Horror Story: Freak Show” Review: “Bullseye”

Well, the title of this week’s episode of American Horror Story pretty much sums up my viewing experience.…
Re-Reading “Harry Potter”–“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”

Since it’s been a while since I posted about my return to the world of Harry Potter, I…
A Faculty Perspective on Shutting Down Crouse-Hinds

Originally posted on THE General Body: Dear Chancellor Syverud, I write to appeal to you to…
Review: “Interstellar”

This is not the 2001: A Space Odyssey You’re Looking For Warning: Full spoilers follow. I went…
Regeneration, Rebranding, Republicans; or, Reince Priebus is not your boyfriend

Originally posted on Metathesis: In case you were camping over the last three days, the Republican…
“American Horror Story: Freak Show” Review: “Pink Cupcakes”

The Agony and the Ecstasy After finally getting the chance to watch last week’s episode of American Horror…
Discovering the Wonder and Pleasures of Historical Television

At the recent Film and History Conference, I had the distinct pleasure of hearing the renowned…
Coda: Asexual Awareness Week and the Future of Queer Theory

Originally posted on Metathesis: Last week, I completed the Safer People, Safer Spaces training my university…
Re-Reading “Harry Potter”–“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”

Well, here it is, the second installment of my adventures in re-reading Harry Potter. Today, I wanted…
Re-Reading “Harry Potter”–“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”

On a whim, I recently decided to start re-reading all of the Harry Potter novels from the beginning…