Her Campus at Temple
The Harms of the āLone Femaleā Trope in Media
Media tropes have always had a powerful message, but do we realize how negative they can be?
Her Campus at Northeastern
Why Do We Love the Enemies to Lovers Trope?Ā
As someone who consumes a lot of romantic media in the form of books and rom-coms, I find myself constantly drawn to one specific trope time and time again:...
Her Campus at FIU
KEN VS. ANAKIN
Why two of film's most easily identifiable characters resonate with one another, and how audiences see the same man in different fonts.
Her Campus at BU
The Best Chick Flicks for 3 Popular Tropes
If you love a good romance trope, you need to watch these!
Her Campus at York U
Why Are We So Obsessed with the Trope of the Self-Destructive Genius?
As I started to research more about this theme, I began to wonder why and how we became so obsessed with this idea of a struggling, self-destructive artist. Why...
Her Campus at CU Boulder
The Dead Mom Trope: I’m Over It
The āDead Mom Tropeā has quickly taken over young adult novels, and to be honest as someone who has lost their mom in real life, itās gotten tiring to...
Her Campus at Toronto MU
Let’s Talk About The Final Girl Trope
A classic horror movie trope that Iām obsessed with
Her Campus at Kent State
Examining the Media’s Obsession with Age Gap Relationships
Why does media created by women often focus on inappropriate relationships between young girls and older men? What is the reason behind this trope and what are its consequences?
Her Campus at C of C
The Evolution of the Bimbo Trope: The Politics of the New Age Bimbo
Character tropes function as assigned infrastructure for a given character’s attributes, ability, and predictability – specifically regarding how they exist in the narrative they belong to. Sometimes referred to...