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Unlikeable Female Characters traces the evolution of highly memorable female characters, examining what exactly makes them popular, how audiences have reacted to them, and the ways in which pop culture is finally allowing us to celebrate the complexities of being a woman. Anna Bogutskaya, film programmer, broadcaster, and cofounder of the horror film collective and podcast The Final Girls takes us on a journey through popular film, TV, and music, looking at the nuances of womanhood on and off-screen to reveal whether pop culture—and society—is finally ready to embrace complicated women.

To everyone else, Terri White appeared to be living the dream, named one of Folio's Top Women in US Media and accruing further awards for the magazines she was editing. In reality, she was rapidly skidding towards a mental health crisis that would land her in a locked psychiatric ward as her past caught up with her. As well as growing up in a household in poverty, Terri endured sexual and physical abuse at the hands of a number of her mother's partners.

After teaching creative writing for decades, Terri White finally gathered her own essays for others to enjoy. Like stand-up comedy that offers humor and wisdom, White’s collection of essays provides the listener with a peek into her life - all randomly organized.

From the ancient indigenous narratives of "The Dreamtime" in Australia to the classical founding tales of some of the greatest empires of Western antiquity, these accounts are at once creative works of art as well as valuable sources of early history and sociology. Terri-ann White has brought together a range of fascinating stories from around the world. Each reflects familiar and universal themes such as humor, fear, lust, familial love, romantic love, mortality, a reverence for the divine, and a preoccupation with the meaning of life.

The Upswell podcast operates in the city of Perth, on ancient country of the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation who remain the spiritual and cultural custodians of this beautiful land. We acknowledge their continuing connection to country and express gratitude to elders past and present for their strength and creativity. Each month we invite an Upswell author to come and have an open conversation about their work, and how it ties in with ideas about literature, culture, and beyond. The Upswell podcast is not just about the books we are publishing, but is interested in the whole sphere of the...

Every week, one survivor of sexual violence, tells their story to journalist and author (and survivor) Terri White.We discuss their personal experience and the reality of the bigger picture around assault and what comes after. We attempt to combat the myths around assault that cause so much harm. That reveal themselves in questions beginning with three words..."Why Didn't You".Why didn't you...scream? Fight him off? Dress differently? Leave him? Report to the police? Have proof?These testimonies reveal the impact of these myths. How they harm women, how they seek to silence and shame. How they...