What a Lovely Day (For Feminism): Mad Max, Star Wars and Approaches to Gender Inequality | Film

What a Lovely Day (For Feminism): Mad Max, Star Wars and Approaches to Gender Inequality | Film

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By Zoë Mad Max: Fury Road and Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. It’s hard to dispute that the two films were both critical and commercial successes. Furthermore, they both achieved this while featuring well-written, complex female leads. Both films could be considered ‘feminist’...

Female Filmmakers: You may have seen more than you know

Female Filmmakers: You may have seen more than you know

Posted by Unknown|On 12:09

By Claire It's why were all here, really, but female directors are seldom talked about in mainstream media. In effect, the more casual viewer often say to me that they do not know of many women directors. Even in one of my cinema studies classes last year, students, too, had trouble making a list of...

Oscars 2016, Where them girls at?

Oscars 2016, Where them girls at?

Posted by Unknown|On 12:07

By Claire I almost didn't want to write this post, because I feel like I am just constantly repeating myself, but if we don't get angry, how will The Academy learn? Last night the 2016 Oscar nominations came out, and people can say all they want about "awards don't matter" or "the Oscars aren't relevant anymore", they really, really do, because it highlights and showcases what the industry deems...

Women to Know: Rowan Blanchard

Women to Know: Rowan Blanchard

Posted by Unknown|On 11:50

By Claire Rowan Blanchard is one of the most important young feminists of our time, and one of my top inspirations and role models for 2016. At only 14, Rowan plays popular tv couple of the 90’s, Cory and Topanga’s, daughter, Riley Matthews on the Disney Channel hit Girl Meets World, (a...

Girl Meets World: STEM and young Feminists | TV

Girl Meets World: STEM and young Feminists | TV

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by Claire Disney Channel Original Movies and TV Shows have always had great feminist moments. The importance of friendship, self-acceptance and growth all being reoccurring themes. While I don’t keep up with Disney Channel as much as I used to (RIP 00s Disney), and I assume you don’t either,...