Clever Girl - Hannah McGregor:

Cultural studies is an interesting field.  Recently we’ve had Chris Kempshill showing us how an increasingly conflicted Star Wars Universe reflects history and politics.  Here McGregor delves into a much smaller universe (which she freely admits is one of declining quality) and how it reflects feminist and queer politics.  

And as I said, a narrow field.  But she’s got that personal touch to talk about her own life (caring for a dying mother, asexuality) but the broader themes of rampaging dinosaurs and fleeing humans.  

It’s not a long read, but the research has been done.  McGregor has spliced the DNA so you don’t have to.  It’s published by ECW Press on October 1st and I thank them for a preview copy.