Oscar season is a time when members of Hollywood are celebrated and reward for the work that they do.  But it is also a time when we see just how… Oscar season is a time when members of Hollywood are celebrated and reward for the work that they do.  But it is also a time [...]

Filed under: Movies
Tags: Academy Awards, Best Director, Best Picture, Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow, Male Centeredness, Oscars, Patriarchy

I have recently published a lecture series featured on Critical Commons.  This collection of video clips and commentaries analyze the gender politics of TV shows ranging from Roseanne, to Gossip…I have recently published a lecture series featured on Critical Commons.  This collection of video clips and commentaries analyze the gender politics of TV shows ranging [...]

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Tags: Critical Commons, Fair Use, Fringe, Gender, Glee, Gossip Girl, Patriarchy, Roseanne, Sarah Connor Chronicles, Terminator, Veronica Mars

Created for and originally posted at Bitch Magazine’s Mad World Virtual Symposium. Advertisers are tapping into some of the most misogynistic male fantasies when they use futuristic fembots to convince… Created for and originally posted at Bitch Magazine’s Mad World Virtual Symposium. Advertisers are tapping into some of the most misogynistic male fantasies when they [...]

Filed under: Advertising
Tags: Allan Johnson, androids, Bitch Magazine, Control, fembots, Heineken, Mad World, misogyny, Patriarchy, Philips, science fiction, Svedka Vodka