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Author: Amanda Finn

Amanda Finn is an avid explorer, writer, actor, car karaoke buff, lover of the arts, philanthropist, wife, puggle/bunny mommy and connoisseur of quote tattoos. She began her journalistic career in high school, writing for and then running The Voice, and took her enterprise to Ripon College, where she served as the Arts and Entertainment editor. Her work has since been published by Newcity Stage, American Theatre Magazine, the Wisconsin State Journal, Isthmus, Broadwayworld.com, Footlights Performing Arts Magazine and Scapi Magazine. She won three Wisconsin Newspaper Association Awards, one for news writing and two for features, while she was at the State Journal.
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A Feminist Defense of “Captain Marvel”

Amanda Finn

This piece is dedicated to the men next to me who fell asleep and snored through the entire film, and the dude bro behind me who snickered every time Captain Marvel did something awesome.

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