Meta links

[penknife.livejournal.com]

I'm a mod of idol_reflection, a multifandom community for meta essays about characters people like and want to introduce to other fans. Behind the cut, links to 31 essays posted there about female characters in 14 fandoms, many including fanfic recs and links to character-centric communities:

AtS/BtVS
Anya -- julianatheorize
Buffy -- twinkledru
Darla -- violetsmiles
Dawn -- fox1013
Drusilla -- gwyddfid
Faith -- nikitangel
Harmony -- spikendru
Illyria -- paratti
Joyce -- dolores
Katrina Silber -- vanilla_tiger
Tara McClay -- calliopes_pen
Willow Rosenberg -- calliopes_pen

Battlestar Galactica
Kara Thrace -- brynnmck

Carnivale
Dora Mae -- kangeiko

Crime Scene Investigation
Sara Sidle -- songs_of_summer

Doctor Who
Romana -- lizbee
Rose Tyler -- nuit_belle

Due South
Victoria Metcalf -- xtricks

Farscape
Aeryn Sun -- danceswithwords

Firefly
Inara Serra -- calliopes_pen
Kaylee -- grav_ity
River Tam -- inalasahl

Harry Potter
Hermione Granger -- no_remorse
Minerva McGonagall -- minerva_fan
Nymphadora Tonks -- the_portkey

Pirates of the Caribbean
Elizabeth Swann -- fabu

Smallville
Chloe Sullivan -- chiri_chan
Lana Lang -- lexcorp_hope

Star Trek
Kathryn Janeway (VOY) -- rocky_t

Star Wars
Jaina Solo -- chavalah

The West Wing
CJ Cregg -- bessiemaemucho

X-Men
Rachel Summers-Grey -- resolute

Also, if you'd be interested in sharing your love for a favorite character, feel free to check out the claims list and consider writing an essay of your own; we've got far fewer essays about female characters than male characters, and I'd love to see more women represented. (Anybody for Teyla? Ginny Weasley? Barbara Gordon? Laura Roslin? Martha Jones? All currently up for grabs.)

Comments

[penknife.livejournal.com]

Yes, alas! We get lots of dropped claims and claims that people kind of forget about for a long time. Actually, thanks for pointing that one out, because I need to remove it from the list -- I recently purged all the claims that had due dates before October 1 of last year, but I clearly missed a couple. (So, you know, if you have something interesting to say about Dana Scully ...)

[wendelah1]

I am not very good at the meta. But I know someone who is. I will get back to you.