Katherine Cross is creating
Dapper Cultural Criticism
Writing Lawful Good feminist analysis and academic erotica since 2009
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Milestone Goals
Monthly Nuclear Unicorn Essay
At this funding level, I'll be able to justify spending the time writing and formatting essays for my own blog Nuclear Unicorn, which I've neglected due to chasing paid work elsewhere. The essay would be about whatever political/cultural/academic topic is tickling my fancy that month.
Second Nuclear Unicorn Essay
Double the fun! Oh, and did I forget to mention I love slugs and that they're about the only thing I can draw? Well, expect more slug cartoons at around this level. They'll be making a comeback!
About
I'm Katherine Cross, a sociologist currently working on her Ph.D who, in addition to her research work, writes popular cultural criticism about gender politics, pop culture, and videogames in particular. You can find my work here at my blog, Nuclear Unicorn, and at numerous other publications. I also have a terrible habit of accidentally writing essays on my Twitter feed so you should probably take a peek there as well. (Artwork by Dina Karam/@PetiteMistress)
Location
New York, NY, USA
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Who is this mysterious, attractive stranger?
I'm Katherine Cross, a Ph.D student in sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center, and freelance writer, columnist, and cultural critic. I've been published in peer-reviewed journals for my work on roleplaying gaming, cultural imagination, and the dynamics of online harassment. I've also been published in a number of popular publications which I detail below. I'm also a public speaker who has lectured all over North America.
Dapper Cultural Criticism? Surely You Jest!
Well, yes and no. My writing style has always tended towards the (sometimes ostentatiously) well-dressed and formal, and I breathe in thousand word bursts it seems, so it feels rather appropriate! I have written about law, transgender politics, feminism, right wing extremism, reproductive justice, pop culture, and, of course, video games for a number of websites and publications over the years.
You might know me from Feministing, where I write a weekly column, or from Bitch Magazine, where I've been a frequent contributor. I've also written extensively about video games in both publications, as well as in the gaming press, for Polygon, Kotaku, Paste Magazine, and Offworld.
I also have a somewhat academic style of writing which is useful for exploring topics with depth and nuance but is often unsuited to the demanding turnarounds of the 24 hour news/outrage cycle. I tend to sit with things for a while before writing about it, and while I've been blessed with indulgent editors in that regard, the demand for impulsiveness and timeliness does see me lose more than a few opportunities to get paid for my work.
That's where you come in!
Your support will fund my continued work at Feministing, for example, where I'm supported by an incredible staff but where we commit ourselves to this work on a volunteer basis. It will also allow me to publish more on my own blog and fund cultural commentary there which can't live anywhere else. I might even expand to a second column per week at Feministing if I get enough support to help me meet my expenses. Point being, you help buy my creative freedom and my ability to do that much more per week, as well as help me make a regular and predictable sum from my work in a way that I can't depend on with freelancing.
Oh, and I might be able to write about sex in videogames more.
I'm totally in, what do I do?
Even a little bit per month helps. Here's how Patreon works: you set an amount that you'd like to tip me for every month I release writing. That's all! Pay whatever you like. And really, thank you, thank you so much in advance for supporting me.
I'm Katherine Cross, a Ph.D student in sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center, and freelance writer, columnist, and cultural critic. I've been published in peer-reviewed journals for my work on roleplaying gaming, cultural imagination, and the dynamics of online harassment. I've also been published in a number of popular publications which I detail below. I'm also a public speaker who has lectured all over North America.
Dapper Cultural Criticism? Surely You Jest!
Well, yes and no. My writing style has always tended towards the (sometimes ostentatiously) well-dressed and formal, and I breathe in thousand word bursts it seems, so it feels rather appropriate! I have written about law, transgender politics, feminism, right wing extremism, reproductive justice, pop culture, and, of course, video games for a number of websites and publications over the years.
You might know me from Feministing, where I write a weekly column, or from Bitch Magazine, where I've been a frequent contributor. I've also written extensively about video games in both publications, as well as in the gaming press, for Polygon, Kotaku, Paste Magazine, and Offworld.
I also have a somewhat academic style of writing which is useful for exploring topics with depth and nuance but is often unsuited to the demanding turnarounds of the 24 hour news/outrage cycle. I tend to sit with things for a while before writing about it, and while I've been blessed with indulgent editors in that regard, the demand for impulsiveness and timeliness does see me lose more than a few opportunities to get paid for my work.
That's where you come in!
Your support will fund my continued work at Feministing, for example, where I'm supported by an incredible staff but where we commit ourselves to this work on a volunteer basis. It will also allow me to publish more on my own blog and fund cultural commentary there which can't live anywhere else. I might even expand to a second column per week at Feministing if I get enough support to help me meet my expenses. Point being, you help buy my creative freedom and my ability to do that much more per week, as well as help me make a regular and predictable sum from my work in a way that I can't depend on with freelancing.
Oh, and I might be able to write about sex in videogames more.
I'm totally in, what do I do?
Even a little bit per month helps. Here's how Patreon works: you set an amount that you'd like to tip me for every month I release writing. That's all! Pay whatever you like. And really, thank you, thank you so much in advance for supporting me.