Pop Culture
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Girl Power? A Personal History with Feminism
I should clarify—of course I had always believed in the equality of men and women and that women should be allowed to choose whatever career path was open to them. I didn’t think this was even a question. But I… Continue reading
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Death is Your Gift: Self-Sacrifice in Averting Supernatural Apocalypses in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
What I want to look at in this post is not just Christ-figures in general (though this imagery will be brought in), but what connects the self-sacrifices that these Christ-figures undertake, that is, the importance of self-sacrifice in averting an… Continue reading
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The Movie “Django Unchained” Is Not About Slavery
No, the movie Django Unchained is not about slavery. It’s about the way we remember slavery, especially cinematically. (Needless to say, SPOILERS ABOUND!) Quentin Tarantino’s latest film obviously riffs off of the Spaghetti Western. But Django Unchained also plays with and thereby subverts another… Continue reading
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A Double-Standard for Women and Violence In the Media?
Recently, 23 year old R&B singer Rihanna released the music video for her song, “Man Down” in which she sings of the agony and terror she feels after killing a man who raped her. In response, at least four… Continue reading