♙ Anika is a self-proclaimed manic pixie dream girl and doesn’t see anything wrong with it.

♘ Anika Dane is a freelance blogger and lecturer with a special interest in fairy tales and space opera. She writes and presents on a variety of topics including fashion, feminism, family, genre media, pop culture, modern mythology, and mental health. Anika’s educational background is in the arts, sociology, and feminist studies, and she has held positions in marketing, administration, design, higher education and children’s theater. She recently completed her MALS with a concentration in Social Sciences. Anika currently works at Wesleyan University and is raising two daughters in Connecticut.

2019 Events

Events added as they are confirmed.

• ConnectiCon 2019
  • Clone Rights: The Ethical Toll of the Clone Wars
• Awesome Con 2019
  • Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl
• Anime Boston 2019
• PAX East 2019
  • Gaming & Social Identity: Helping Ourselves, Helping Our Kids
• Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Red Carpet Premiere

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