New video! Come talk about the one and only #Animorphs, and how it refused to pull even a single punch in its depiction of child characters at war. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSlr... #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies

New video is up! If childhood is so precious and beautiful, then why is the idea of eternal childhood so tragic and terrifying? Come explore these questions with me by delving into the figure of the child vampire. youtu.be/y_cZqDnwqPY
#childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #iwtv #lettherightonein

New video - the second part of my discussion of the queer child shapeshifter, this time in #MyFavoriteThingIsMonsters by Emil Ferris and Jane Schoenbrun's #ISawTheTVGlow! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lItK... #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #publicscholarship

New video! Why do conspiracy stories -- past and present, allegedly true or overtly fictional -- always seem to have helpless and holy kids in them? Check out this discussion to unpack the spectacle of the sacred child martyr.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q6Q... #childhoodstudies

New video about one of my favorite topics, #Nimona! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSdw... #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies

I keep forgetting I have this account. Too many years off of the Other App! Anyway, new video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHSb... #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #frankenstein #darkwater #thesixthsense

New video up! Come for the weird old movies, stay for the condemnation of RFK Jr. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhFg...
#childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #disabilitystudies #publicscholarship #Freaks1932 #TheBlackStork

Also, my Very Mushy Review of Sacha Lamb's #WhenTheAngelsLeftTheOldCountry. My beloved and I read this one together ❤️ kathleenwriting.com/2025/08/22/w...

Forgot to post about last week's video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=efrf.... Want to know why the phrase "childhood innocence" makes your friendly neighborhood Childhood Studies scholar grind their teeth? Look no further! #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #publicscholarship #TheOmen #AttacktheBlock

New video essay! Interested in learning about #adultism through monsters? This video is for you!
#childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #publicscholarship #Matilda #TheHungerGames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpxE...

Currently writing about the Trunchbull from Matilda as a monster. What other not-technically-nonhuman-but-definitely-still-a-monster characters from children's media can you think of? #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies

Doing research for my next video and having a very fun time on the "cultural variants" section of Wikipedia's bogeyman page. World peace could possibly be achieved by appealing to humanity's collective love of freaking out our kids. #monsterstudies #childhoodstudies en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman

Ever wonder what we can learn about childhood from monster stories? Wonder no more! Or, actually, wonder a lot more after diving into the topic with me on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEfO... #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies