I have watched Fried Green Tomatoes dozens of times, so it’s hard to know how to begin a feminist analysis. I’m going to stick with my consideration of women-only spaces. While friendships between women, especially one-on-one, do not really fit my intended “women-only space” category, they are so foundational to Fried Green Tomatoes that I [...]
Filed under: movies on October 25th, 2010 by Anna Lisa | No Comments »
I believe that the most important and fundamental part of feminism is that women (and all) believe that women are full, whole human beings. I believe that women-only spaces are ideal for demonstrating this to women, by their very nature. These are the questions I will use to unpack the women-only spaces in many of [...]
Filed under: uncategorized on October 23rd, 2010 by Anna Lisa | No Comments »
Elizabeth Berg’s The Handmaid and the Carpenter was a shocking disappointment. I have been reading Berg’s novels for 15 years, beginning with the sorrowful, inspiring Talk Before Sleep. I was excited to read this “Christmas book” exploring the human drama of Mary and Joseph. I credit Berg with much of my emotional education, and was [...]
Filed under: books on October 19th, 2010 by Anna Lisa | No Comments »
Newsweek’s Julia Baird believes that Sarah Palin should be allowed to call herself a feminist for some truly ridiculous reasons. You can read her full editorial here, and I’ve listed her 6 points below. While I would never say that someone is “not allowed” to use a word, I would certainly say that I do [...]
Filed under: articles on October 17th, 2010 by Anna Lisa | No Comments »
The movie Real Women Have Curves is filled with material for a feminist review. I will be exploring the role and power of the film through the lens of the women’s-only space of Estella’s sewing factory, where she, her mother, her sister, and other women work together making dresses for department stores. Not only are all [...]
Filed under: movies on October 8th, 2010 by Anna Lisa | No Comments »