Stephenie Meyer Ruined My Life: Recent Episodes
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Stephenie Meyer successfully inspired a Twilight Renaissance when she released of Life and Death (2015) for the ten year anniversary of Twilight (2005). Since then, a bunch of Twihards armed with the internet started psychoanalyzing her characters and critically obsessing over her books. A second wave of the Twilight Renaissance was born with the release of Midnight Sun (2020). That’s where I come in. Who is more dangerous in the Stephenie Meyer worldview: men or vampires? And how does Bella Swan survive someone who is both?
Sources used in this episode:Reagin, Nancy Ruth. Twilight and History. Wiley, 2010. Meyer, Stephenie. Eclipse. Little, Brown, 2013.
Slade, David, director. Eclipse. Summit Entertainment, 2010.
Washington, University of. “Truth Versus Twilight.” Burke Museum, 2010, https://www.burkemuseum.org/static/truth_vs_twilight/quileutes.html.
Relevant YouTube clips:How Hollywood stereotyped the Native Americans
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (Trailer)
Full list of resources from the University of Washington
National Sexual Assault Hotline is 1-800-656-4673.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number is 800-273-8255.
Check back every Wednesday for a new episode! Also check out Jawbreakers, an explicit comedy podcast made by the same people who brought you this one.
Sources used in this episode:
Auerbach, Nina. Our Vampires, Ourselves. Univ. of Chicago Press, 1996.
Meyer, Stephenie. Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined. Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Meyer, Stephenie. Midnight Sun. Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. Atom, 2015.
Waddell, Terrie. “Consensual and Non-Consensual Sucking: Vampires and Transitional Phenomena.” Hospitality, Rape and Consent in Vampire Popular Culture, 2017, pp. 147-161., doi:10.1007/978-3-319-62782-3_4.
Suggested reading:This article about the misogyny of “bros before hoes.”
Conversation starters for talking about romance novels:1. Is there sex in that book?
2. Are boundaries respected? What does consent look like?
3. What is love? Do characters react lovingly when expressing emotions?
4. Does anyone threaten suicide when they don’t get their way?
5. What kind of double standards exist between boys and girls?
National Sexual Assault Hotline is 1-800-656-4673.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number is 800-273-8255.
Check back every Wednesday for a new episode! Also check out Nermer Nermer, an explicit comedy podcast made by the same people who brought you this one. Plus, follow Nermer Nermer on Instagram.
Sources used in this episode:
Auerbach, Nina. Our Vampires, Ourselves. Univ. of Chicago Press, 1996.
Baker, Lucy I. “Fans and Vampires at Home.” Hospitality, Rape and Consent in Vampire Popular Culture, 2017, pp. 53–68., doi:10.1007/978-3-319-62782-3_4.
Meyer, Stephenie. Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined. Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Meyer, Stephenie. Midnight Sun. Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. Atom, 2015.
Relevant clips:
Jacob and Bella in Eclipse
The Breaking Dawn Fight Scene
See also this pdf about primates.
National Sexual Assault Hotline is 1-800-656-4673.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number is 800-273-8255.
Check back every Wednesday for a new episode! Also check out Jawbreakers, an explicit comedy podcast made by the same people who brought you this one.
Sources used in this episode:A., Van der Kolk Bessel. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Penguin Books, 2015.
Berry, Jennifer. “Codependent Relationships: Symptoms, Warning Signs, and Behavior.” Medical News Today, MediLexicon International, 31 Oct. 2017, www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319873.
Meyer, Stephenie. Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined. Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Meyer, Stephenie. Midnight Sun. Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. Atom, 2015.
Weiss, R. (2016, September 08). Why Secrets Can Ruin Relationships. Retrieved January 06, 2021, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-and-sex-in-the-digital-age/201609/why-secrets-can-ruin-relationships.
Suggested ReadingSilence into Action by Audre Lorde from Sister Outsider
This GQ Interview with Robert Pattinson
National Sexual Assault Hotline is 1-800-656-4673.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number is 800-273-8255.
Check back every Wednesday for a new episode! Also check out Nermer Nermer, an explicit comedy podcast made by the same people who brought you this one.
Sources used in this episode:A., Van der Kolk Bessel. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Penguin Books, 2015.
Dugan, Andrew. “In U.S., 37% Do Not Feel Safe Walking at Night Near Home.” Gallup.com, Gallup, 14 Feb. 2019, news.gallup.com/poll/179558/not-feel-safe-walking-night-near-home.aspx.
Meyer, Stephenie. Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined. Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Meyer, Stephenie. Midnight Sun. Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. Atom, 2015.
Monroe, Jamison. “Parentification Impact on Mental Health.” Newport Academy, Newport Academy, 16 Sept. 2019, www.newportacademy.com/resources/mental-health/parentification/.
“Victims of Sexual Violence: Statistics.” RAINN, www.rainn.org/statistics/victims-sexual-violence.
Check back every Wednesday for a new episode! Also check out Nermer Nermer, an explicit comedy podcast made by the same people who brought you this one.
Sources used in this episode:
Beauvoir, Simone de, and H. M. Parshley. The Second Sex. Landsborough Publications Limited, 1960.
Meyer, Stephenie. Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined. Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Meyer, Stephenie. Midnight Sun. Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. Atom, 2015.
Well, Tara. “Taking Back the Male Gaze.” Psychology Today, 6 Nov. 2017, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-clarity/201711/taking-back-the-male-gaze.
Suggested reading:
Men Shout, and Women Scream—at Least in Fiction (WSJ)
Black Men Walk Through Life With Swag (The Undefeated)
Decolonizing Attitudes About Skin Color and Native Americans (Hilary Weaver)
Check back every Wednesday for a new episode! Also check out Nermer Nermer, an explicit comedy podcast made by the same people who brought you this one.