July 28, 2011
This is the fifth of a six part series created for Bitch Magazine. Tropes vs. Women explores the reoccurring stories, themes and representations of women in Hollywood films and TV shows.
The Mystical Pregnancy is a trope writers use to create drama and terror by invading, violating and exploiting women’s reproductive capabilities. Often these female …
Filed under: Television
Tags: Angel, Battlestar Galactica, Cordelia Chase, Dana Scully, Deanna Troi, Doctor Who, Gwen Cooper, Lost, Planned Parenthood, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, Sarah Connor Chronicles, science fiction, Speculative Fiction, Star Trek, Starbuck, Torchwood, Tropes, X-Files
July 6, 2010
After many months (and years of watching TV) I have finally completed my thesis, bringing to a close my master’s degree. The submitted document is available for download in PDF format for those who are interested in reading it.
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Heroic women in science fiction and fantasy television shows have done much …
Filed under: Writing
Tags: Archetypes, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy, Dollhouse, Firefly, Gender, Homophobia, Joss Whedon, Lost, Patriarchy, Racism, science fiction, Star Trek, SyFy, Terminator, Tropes, TV
April 20, 2010
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 men to buy their products. They are selling a fantasy of control by turning women into obedient, mute, homemaking, sex slaves.
Articles referenced in the video:
Heineken …
Filed under: Advertising
Tags: Allan Johnson, androids, Bitch Magazine, Control, fembots, Heineken, Mad World, misogyny, Patriarchy, Philips, science fiction, Svedka Vodka