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Wedding Week: Joss Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ and the Wedding That Wasn’t
Benedick (Alexis Denisof) and Beatrice (Amy Acker) in Much Ado About Nothing Written by Lady T. Joss Whedon’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is soaked in sex, languidness,...
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What Shakespeare Can Teach Us About Rape Culture
Do not draw back, for we will mourn with thee O, could our mourning ease thy misery! (2.4.56-57) [caption id="attachment_4685" align="aligncenter" width="542"] Shakespeare’s depictions of rape are...
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Watch Shonda Rhimes Talk About ‘Scandal’s’ Season Finale by Jamilah King at Colorlines Megan Ellison to Develop TV Show about Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood When...
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The Fractured Rape/Revenge Fantasies of Julie Taymor’s ‘Titus’
This guest post by Rebecca Willoughby appears as part of our theme week on Rape Revenge Fantasies. It might seem a bit archaic to look to a Shakespearean text for an answer to any question about...
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What Shakespeare Can Teach Us About Rape Culture
Do not draw back, for we will mourn with thee O, could our mourning ease thy misery! (2.4.56-57) [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="542"] Shakespeare’s depictions of rape are too familiar...
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Revenge Is a Dish Best Served…Not at All? by Angelina Rodriguez Tarantino’s Kill Bill narrative requires The Bride to murder her rapist and to defend herself with some of the masculine characteristics...
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What’s in a Soundtrack? The Sweet Sounds of ‘Romeo + Juliet’
[caption id="attachment_13531" align="aligncenter" width="500"] William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet: Music From the Motion Picture[/caption] Written by Leigh Kolb as part of our theme week on Movie...
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‘Sons of Anarchy’: Female Violence, Feminist Care
Mothers of Anarchy This post by Leigh Kolb originally appeared at And Philosophy and is cross-posted with permission. Sons of Anarchy revolves around the chaotic yet highly methodical world of a...
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“Men’s Vows Are Women’s Traitors”: Helen Mirren Runs the Chastity Gauntlet in...
[caption id="attachment_20572" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Helen Mirren rocks. Just sayin’.[/caption] Written by Brigit McCone. Plots were not Shakespeare’s strong point. He borrowed most from...
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‘Sons of Anarchy’: Female Violence, Feminist Care
Mothers of Anarchy This repost by Leigh Kolb originally appeared at And Philosophy and appears now as part of our theme week on Violent Women. Sons of Anarchy revolves around the chaotic yet highly...
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