Bisma Fida-Contributor

Staff Writer

Contributor

January, 2023
M.A. Journalism
Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Dune
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About Bisma Fida

Bisma strongly believes pop culture shapes human lives. She is particularly concerned about the media portrayals of gender, class, race, and sexuality on television, their intersectionality, and ultimately how audiences perceive each of these constructs.
Bisma is a Political Science and Communications major. Much of her formal research interests are centered around areas of gender, communication, and development with a specific focus on ICT4D, C4D, and Gender and Media. She likes to spend her spare time devouring Simone de Beauvoir, Noam Chomsky, Edward Said, and Judith Butler. In that light, she strongly suggests you pick up Said's Orientalism or Beauvoir's Second Sex. Neither are recreational, but they will deconstruct your social reality. You may find her at: [email protected]

Favorite Movies

The Godfather: I & II, the Shawshank Redemption, The Silence of the Lambs, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Good Will Hunting, Saving Private Ryan, LotR Trilogy.

Industry Focus

Film and Television

Favorite TV Shows

Game of Thrones, Bosch: Legacy, House of the Dragon, True Detective: Season 1, West Wing, Band of Brothers.

Latest

Split image of Harry Potter and Aunt Petunia and Dumbledore carrying infant Harry beside Professor McGonagall in Harry Potter. 
Harry Potter: Bond of Blood Charm, Explained

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Professor Albus Dumbledore explains the full significance of the Bond of Blood charm.

Split image of Lyanna Mormont and Jon Snow in Game of Thrones.
Game of Thrones: The North Remembers, Explained

There is an emotional depth to the phrase "The North Remembers," and it's most impactful when Northerners say it with vehemence in Game of Thrones.

Split image of Albus Dumbledore Minerva McGonagall with infant Harry Potter and the Dursleys in Harry Potter.
Harry Potter: Dumbledore's 'Remember My Last, Petunia' Explained

Lily's blood dwelled in the Dursley household, but what did Dumbledore mean by, "Remember my last, Petunia." in The Order of the Phoenix?

Split image of Harry Potter and Severus Snape in Harry Potter.
Harry Potter: Harry's Occlumency Lessons With Snape, Explained

Why was the Hogwarts teacher, Severus Snape asked to impart Occlumency lessons to Harry Potter in The Order of the Phoenix?

Split image showing Ned Stark and the Starks of Winterfell in Game of Thrones.
Game Of Thrones: Ned Stark's 'Winter Is Coming' Quote, Explained

The Game of Thrones quote, "Winter is Coming," is etched on the popular culture lexicon, but what is its significance?

Split image of Walder Frey and Talisa Catelyn and Robb Stark at the Red Wedding in Game of Thrones.
Game Of Thrones: The Red Wedding, Explained

Known for its shock value, the Red Wedding nearly destroys House Stark in Game of Thrones, but who orchestrates it?

The five kings Joffrey Baratheon Stannis Baratheon Robb Stark Renly Baratheon Balon Greyjoy Game of Thrones.
Game Of Thrones: The War Of The Five Kings, Explained

The War of the Five Kings was a major event in Game of Thrones. Though King Robert I Baratheon's death gave way to it, who orchestrated it?

A split-screen image of the younger iterations of James Potter and Severus Snape from Harry Potter.
Harry Potter: Did Snape Use Sectumsempra On James Potter?

Snape invented the Sectumsempra hex in Harry Potter but did he use it on his foe, James Potter at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

Split image of King Jaehaerys I and Princess Rhaenyra and Prince Daemon Targaryen in House of the Dragon.
House Of The Dragon: Who Was The Longest Reigning King On The Iron Throne?

The Targaryens brought the warring kingdoms of Westeros into the realm's fold, but who among them reigned the longest on the Iron Throne?

Split image of James Potter with Peter Pettigrew and an excited Pettigrew in Harry Potter.
Harry Potter: Peter Pettigrew As A Marauder, Explained

Peter Pettigrew was a part of the Marauders at Hogwarts. But how did he go from hero-worshipping James and Sirius to betraying them in Harry Potter?

Split image of James Potter and Severus Snape in Harry Potter.
Harry Potter: James And Snape's Rivalry, Explained

Though James Potter was long gone, Severus Snape continue to detest him and insult his memory in Harry Potter. Here's why.

Split image of Neville Longbottom and Neville picturing Snape in his grandmother's clothes in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Harry Potter: Why Did Snape Mistreat Neville?

While Snape habitually mistreated his students, he subjected Neville Longbottom to atrocious treatment in Harry Potter. Here's why.

Split image of young Alicent and Rhaenyra and their older iterations in House of the Dragon.
House Of The Dragon: Alicent And Rhaenyra's Rivalry, Explained

Alicent and Rhaenyra start off House of the Dragon as the best of friends, but a marriage sours their friendship and they become enemies with time.

Split image of Daemon and Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon and Cersei and Jaime Lannister in Game of Thrones.
House Of The Dragon: The Targaryen Marriages, Explained

The Faith has rules, so how was Daemon Targaryen able to marry his niece, Rhaenyra in House of the Dragon?

Split image of Lord Varys and Lord Baelish in Game of Thrones.
Game Of Thrones: Littlefinger's 'Chaos Is A Ladder' Quote, Explained

What does the manipulative social climber, Lord Petyr Baelish's 'Chaos is a ladder' quote from Game of Thrones signify?

Split image of Westeros and Arya Stark setting sail West of Westeros in Game of Thrones.
Game Of Thrones: The Continent Of Westeros, Explained

Game of Thrones is primarily set in Westeros, and the city of King's Landing at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush is the seat of the Iron Throne.

Split image of ailing King Viserys Targaryen in House of the Dragon
House Of The Dragon: King Viserys Targaryen's Mysterious Illness, Explained

Paddy Considine's King Viserys I Targaryen suffered from a degenerative illness in House of the Dragon, and here's everything he endured.

Princess Rhaenys Targaryen and Meleys in House of the Dragon.
House Of The Dragon: Meleys' Death & Battle At Rook's Rest, Explained

Princess Rhaenys and Meleys put up a good fight, but a battle at Rook's Rest will deal a blow to the Blacks in House of the Dragon's future.

Split image of Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon and Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones.
Game Of Thrones: Every Queen Who Has Ruled The Seven Kingdoms, Explained

The kings of the Seven Kingdoms should take a backseat to this unmissable order of queens in the Game of Thrones universe.

Split image of Lady Laena Velaryon's funeral at the cliffs of High Tide and Lord Corlys Velaryon in House of the Dragon.
House Of The Dragon: The Battle Of The Gullet, Explained

House of the Dragon stunt coordinator, Rowley Irlam teases an epic naval battle that may be featured in the show's upcoming season.