Romantasy isn't about the heroine - it's about him

English PhD students Emy and Nina are back with another episode of the Airport Fiction Podcast! Today, we will be doing a craft deep dive and discussing sympathy and identification within a few series - Fourth Wing, ACOTAR, and Blood & Ash (spoiler warnings for all involved). Additionally, we get into a discussion of Laura Mulvey's theory of the male gaze, as well as the impacts of fictional representations of SA (cw, timestamped on screen). Let us know your thoughts on our analyses, if there are new angles you think we should examine, or what books you think we should read next! Email us at airportfictionpod@gmail.comTiktok: tiktok.com/@bitch_farm