This is part 2 of my recent interview with filmmaker Tristan Nall regarding his most recent documentary entitled Women, Superheroes, and Refrigerators. Continue reading ‘An Interview with the Filmmaker Behind “Women, Superheroes, and Refrigerators” Pt 2’
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An Interview with the Filmmaker Behind “Women, Superheroes, and Refrigerators” Pt 2
Published January 22, 2012 Comics , Women in Comics 2 CommentsTags: Comics, DC comics, female comic book characters, feminism in comics, gender in comics, gender studies, Journey into Awesome, Marvel comics, objectification in comics, sexism in comics, sociology in comics, superheroes, superheroines, women in comics, women in refrigerators, womens studies
An Interview with the Filmmaker Behind “Women, Superheroes, and Refrigerators” Pt 1
Published December 20, 2011 Comics , Women in Comics Leave a CommentTags: Comics, DC comics, female comic book characters, feminism in comics, gender in comics, gender studies, Journey into Awesome, Marvel comics, objectification in comics, sexism in comics, sociology in comics, superheroes, superheroines, women in comics, women in refrigerators, womens studies
I recently had an opportunity to sit down with filmmaker Tristan Nall, and talk to him about his upcoming documentary Women, Superheroes, and Refrigerators. Continue reading ‘An Interview with the Filmmaker Behind “Women, Superheroes, and Refrigerators” Pt 1’
DC’s New 52 and the Difference Between Sexualizing and Objectifying
Published October 10, 2011 Comics , Women in Comics Leave a CommentTags: comic books, Comics, DC comics, female comic book characters, feminism in comics, gender in comics, gender studies, Marvel comics, objectification in comics, sexism in comics, sociology in comics, superheroes, superheroines, women in comics, womens studies
Starfire from Red Hood and The Outlaws #1
If you haven’t already, go read Laura Hudson’s amazing article: The Big Sexy Problem with Superheroines and Their ‘Liberated Sexuality’. It masterfully lays out point by point the manner in which Catwoman and Starfire are objectified in DC’s New 52.
Since it came out, the article has drummed up a bit of controversy and has received some diverse responses, including one from a 7 year-old female Teen Titans fan and one from Mr. Jim Shooter, author of the infamous rape of Ms. Marvel
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