Tag: feminism

Film1 Comment

The Mako Mori Test The big deal about Mako Mori is that she isn't there as an adjunct to any male characters. Her storyline is her own. It's pretty badass.

  In discussing female representation in movies, the Bechdel Test remains the standard by which we measure things. It’s such a low bar — having two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man … Continue reading The Mako Mori Test The big deal about Mako Mori is that she isn’t there as an adjunct to any male characters. Her storyline is her own. It’s pretty badass.

Film, Sex & Relationships1 Comment

The Male Gaze "You are a woman with a man inside watching a woman. You are your own voyeur.”

“Male fantasies, male fantasies, is everything run by male fantasies? Up on a pedestal or down on your knees, it’s all a male fantasy: that you’re strong enough to take what they dish out, or else too weak to do … Continue reading The Male Gaze “You are a woman with a man inside watching a woman. You are your own voyeur.”

TheatreLeave a comment

“Katie Roche” at the Abbey Theatre – Review While some people may find this contemporary take on "Katie Roche" jarring, it is worth seeing what Byrne and Dunne’s daring does to this underrated play.

●●●○○ Katie Roche (Caoilfhionn Dunne) is a confident young woman keen to elevate herself beyond her current station as a housekeeper. She considers joining a convent; she fancies herself a potential saint. She becomes briefly convinced that she has aristocratic … Continue reading “Katie Roche” at the Abbey Theatre – Review While some people may find this contemporary take on “Katie Roche” jarring, it is worth seeing what Byrne and Dunne’s daring does to this underrated play.

Art & DesignLeave a comment

The World of Lesbian Art Putting the words “lesbian” and “artist” together is a political gesture, acknowledging a historically marginalised group’s ability to independently create.

Contrary to what traditional art history courses imply, lesbians have existed and contributed to the visual art world for centuries and continue to do so today. Like artists of any other sexuality, they have painted, drawn, sculpted, and photographed their … Continue reading The World of Lesbian Art Putting the words “lesbian” and “artist” together is a political gesture, acknowledging a historically marginalised group’s ability to independently create.

FilmLeave a comment

The Smurfette Principle Wonder Woman. Ripley. Marla Singer. April O'Neal. Cheetara. Princess Leia. Gamora. Hermione Granger.

“The message is clear. Boys are the norm, girls the variation; boys are central, girls peripheral; boys are individuals, girls types. Boys define the group, its story and its code of values. Girls exist only in relation to boys.” – … Continue reading The Smurfette Principle Wonder Woman. Ripley. Marla Singer. April O’Neal. Cheetara. Princess Leia. Gamora. Hermione Granger.

TheatreLeave a comment

Every Person, Without Distinction of Sex

and and

On 28 October 2015 Fiach Mac Conghail, Director of the Abbey Theatre, announced the Abbey’s programme for the 1916 commemorations, entitled Waking the Nation. Intended to “interrogate rather than celebrate” the Rising, the ten-play lineup includes both newly commissioned plays … Continue reading Every Person, Without Distinction of Sex