Tag Archives: Rosalind Russell

An Oscar for the “male gaze”

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Dave

Since the first biblical patriarchs wandered out of Babylonia to the Egyptian Pharoahs and through the Greek theatre of Aristophanes to modern Hollywood, the male hero has been the center of the universe. Copernicus proved “man” was not the center … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Academy awards Oscars, Alfred Hitchcock, Allan G. Johnson, Anita Sarkeesian, Aristophanes, B.F. Skinner, Dorothy Arzner, Dustin Hoffman, Guy Debord, James Bond, Judith Mayne, Kaja Silverman, Katharine Hepburn, Laura Mulvey, Lee Wallace, Oscar Awards, Pablo Picasso, Quentin Tarantino, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Rosalind Russell | Leave a comment

judith holofernes …if you’re happy with your gender raise your hand heil heil

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Dave

feminism and gender politics are as explosive as it gets, and getting rid of sexism is as difficult as getting to the problems of racism. The classic argument is that gender feminism is a new ideology that developed as socialists … Continue reading →