The feminist philosophical theories of bell hooks on consciousness-raising are significant in analyzing the themes of gender within the 1980 film, The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter. Media such as this film portrays gender and feminism in many different perspectives. While the media in the 1940s depicted women working in the home or...
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December 31, 2023December 31, 2023Features
Abortion: Injustice due to Gender & Class
Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash Abortion is a primary example of how divisions in gender and class create injustice. These divisions are due to the social stratification of power between women and men and between the bourgeois and proletariat classes. With the recent overturning of Roe V. Wade, abortion access in the United States...
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December 7, 2023December 7, 2023Movies
Peering Through the Curtains of Intersectionality Into Baz Luhrmann’s Film, Moulin Rouge: A Complex Tapestry
Photo by Karina lago on Unsplash The Moulin Rouge (est. 1889) is a place of magic, where one can be met with various identities and backstories. This significant piece of French history was transformed into an artistic rendition of a musical romantic drama film in 2001, with Australian Director Baz Luhrmann running the show. The...