Aemy Blackfyre
Hey, I'm Amy! I am a PhD student studying Chinese literature and I podcast about a lot of nerd things. Fandoms include A Song of Ice and Fire, His Dark Materials, Avatar: The Last Airbender, X-men, The Witcher, Degrassi, and more. All of my episodes are originally recorded as youtube videos so please check out my channel, and all of my essays are on my blog. My podcast is a queer and POC safe space. youtube.com/aemyblackfyre asoiafchineselit.wordpress.com twitter.com/aemyblackfyre My cover art is by Michael Klarfeld
Episodes
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
In this episode I talk about the role of Chinese writing in Avatar the Last Airbender, and in character names. I use a lot of visuals in the original video so make sure to check that out: https://youtu.be/lN-Xqi77ONI
Amy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AemyBlackfyre
Amy's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/aemyblackfyre
Amy's blog: https://asoiafchineselit.wordpress.com
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
In this special live stream I taste some wine I won and take questions from the chat!
Amy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AemyBlackfyre
Amy's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/aemyblackfyre
Amy's blog: https://asoiafchineselit.wordpress.com
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
In this essay I look at Great Wall imagery in the walls of Planetos. I apologize for the audio issues
Amy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AemyBlackfyre
Amy's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/aemyblackfyre
Amy's blog: https://asoiafchineselit.wordpress.com
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
In this essay I discuss peach imagery in A Song of Ice and Fire and talk about its Eastern symbolism.
Amy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AemyBlackfyre
Amy's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/aemyblackfyre
Amy's blog: https://asoiafchineselit.wordpress.com
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
In my first ever asoiaf essay, I look at the monkey imagery that surrounds Tyrion Lannister, especially as it related to Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, of Journey to the West fame.
Amy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AemyBlackfyre
Amy's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/aemyblackfyre
Amy's blog: https://asoiafchineselit.wordpress.com
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
In this episode I read the collab essay that I wrote with Julie Araya Flint.
Amy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AemyBlackfyre
Amy's Blog: https://asoiafchineselit.wordpress.com/
Amy's Youtube channel: youtube.com/aemyblackfyre
Julie's Instagram: @arayaflint
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
This is the first episode of Buddy Banter, a monthly series where I have talk to a friend about a topic of their choice. For this inaugural episode, my friend John Webster of John Webster Film joins me to talk about how gender stereotypes affect what media we like.
Amy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AemyBlackfyre
Amy's Blog: https://asoiafchineselit.wordpress.com/
Amy's Youtube channel: youtube.com/aemyblackfyre
John's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnWebsterFilm
John's channel (we stream Saturdays at 7pm ET): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYdeYWmUdwT5j95yczkrBQ
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Buddy Banter is a monthly series where I have a friend on and we talk about a topic of their choice. In this episode, Micah and I discuss DC movies and shows.
Amy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AemyBlackfyre
Amy's channel: https://www.youtube.com/aemyblackfyre
Amy's Blog: https://asoiafchineselit.wordpress.com/
Micah's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Micah_ofClark
Planetos Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/planetos-podcast
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
In this episode Lo the Lynx and I discuss season two of His Dark Materials
Amy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AemyBlackfyre
Amy's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/aemyblackfyre
Amy's blog: https://asoiafchineselit.wordpress.com
Lo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lo_the_lynx
Lo's blog: lothelynx.wordpress.com
Support Lo: ko-fi.com/lothelynx
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
I read my co-authored theory with Julie Araya Flint, and we discuss Darkstar and the Dornish storyline.
Amy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AemyBlackfyre
Amy's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/aemyblackfyre
Amy's blog: https://asoiafchineselit.wordpress.com
Julie's Instagram: @arayaflint