Gabriella Colombo Machado is a PhD student in English Studies at Université de Montréal. She has earned an MA in Comparative Literature from Western University, an M.A. in Literatures in English from VU University Amsterdam, and a B.A. in Portuguese and English Languages from PUCRS (Brazil). Her research interests include graphic novels, science fiction, and feminism. She likes movies that pass the Bechdel test.