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Emma Chapple

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Emma Chapple

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Nov 4, 2024

I Feel Her, But I Can’t Relate: Halsey, Illness and Me

Or, how to ask your therapist about PTSD because you heard a Halsey song.

I Feel Her, But I Can’t Relate: Halsey, Illness and Me

Emma Chapple

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Jan 20, 2024

Paradoxical Girl: Untangling 1984’s Angel

It’s probably for the best that a movie like “Angel” could not be made today.

Paradoxical Girl: Untangling 1984’s Angel

Emma Chapple

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Sep 10, 2023

GUTS, Fitting In and being the Best Girl

How our current portrayal of teen girlhood helps one woman recontextualize her own.

GUTS, Fitting In and being the Best Girl

Emma Chapple

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Oct 1, 2021

Ranking Every (Important) Cinderella Movie

The way we see Cinderella says something about us.

Ranking Every (Important) Cinderella Movie

Emma Chapple

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May 19, 2019

What the Hell Happened to my Omnibus?

In July 2017, I started writing a series recounting the last three years I had spent dealing with severe Crohn’s disease and a botched (?)…

What the Hell Happened to my Omnibus?

Emma Chapple

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Oct 1, 2018

What the Hell Happened to My Epilogue?

I was not allowed to sit.

What the Hell Happened to My Epilogue?

Emma Chapple

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Sep 2, 2018

What the Hell Happened to My Body? Part VI

So … where were we?

What the Hell Happened to My Body? Part VI

Emma Chapple

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Jun 17, 2018

What the Hell Happened to My Body? Part V

I was a woman on the verge.

What the Hell Happened to My Body? Part V

Emma Chapple

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Dec 4, 2017

What the Hell Happened to My Body? Part IV

One year after sitting in the faded, dirty waiting room in the general surgery unit, I found myself back there. This time the TV was…

What the Hell Happened to My Body? Part IV

Emma Chapple

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Sep 26, 2017

Another day, another trash Daily Mail piece

Being a media critic (a thing I am actually calling myself now) is a futile exercise. Calling out a proud piece of trash like the Daily…

Another day, another trash Daily Mail piece

Emma Chapple

Emma Chappleshe/her

I'm a lawyer and I write about media portrayals of illness and womanhood. I also like to make outfits: www.emmachapple.com

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