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WMC News & Features
January 31, 2019 | Frances Nguyen | Arts and culture, Media
How television can change the abortion debate

A new study shows that depictions of abortion on TV can dispel myths and destigmatize the experience. 

WMC FBomb
January 28, 2019 | Kadin Burnett | Arts and culture, Feminism
Why haven't more progressive musicians denounced Coachella?

The media rarely covers the fact that the festival’s owner, Philip Anschutz, has donated to Republican politicians, anti-gay organizations, and organizations classified as hate groups.

WMC FBomb
January 23, 2019 | Rebone Masemola | Arts and culture, Race/Ethnicity
Why South African media should embrace Afro-futurism

South Africa’s entertainment industry has historically told monolithic narratives of black lives. While these narratives do reflect the reality of many black South Africans, they are not the only experiences of black South Africans and, moreover, not the only experiences black South Africans should be told are available to them.

WMC News & Features
January 22, 2019 | Aviva Stahl | Arts and culture
Abortion stories depicted on TV are becoming increasingly diverse

According to a new study, there was an encouraging increase in diverse fictional depictions of abortion last year.

WMC News & Features
January 16, 2019 | Aviva Stahl | Arts and culture, Violence against women
The docuseries 'Surviving R. Kelly' brings renewed scrutiny to allegations of abuse

By chronicling how these allegations against Kelly have been an open secret in the entertainment industry for years, the series' director dream hampton exposes how both Hollywood and the United States legal system have essentially enabled Kelly’s abuse by ignoring it. 

WMC FBomb
January 07, 2019 | Kadin Burnett | Arts and culture
'The Favourite' is a game-changer for complex female characters in film

The Favourite leans into the intentionality of the female characters’ sexuality and of their savagery, giving each character her own agency over both of these forces and, in doing so, casting their actions as morally ambiguous.ar

WMC News & Features
December 19, 2018 | Mary Ann Swissler | Arts and culture, Gender-based violence
Mariska Hargitay documentary on rape kit crisis puts survivors front and center

Hundreds of thousands of rape cases in the United States are stalled as the evidence kits remain untested, sometimes for years. The HBO documentary I Am Evidence sheds light on the impact on victims and survivors.

WMC News & Features
December 12, 2018 | Sinéad Kennedy | Arts and culture, International
Dublin Feminist Film Festival features the female gaze

In its fifth year, the festival focused on the work of women cinematographers.

WMC News & Features
November 15, 2018 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture, International
The power of women and art

The work of Indian artist Shalinee Kumari, which is being shown at San Francisco's Asian Museum, promotes social change and women's empowerment.

WMC FBomb
November 15, 2018 | Tamara Evdokimova | Arts and culture, Media
Claire Underwood obliterates the conventional 'Strong Female Character' trope, and it’s about time

In the sixth and final season of House of Cards, President Claire Underwood has an opportunity to transcend Frank’s murderous scheming and set a more uplifting example, but instead forcefully pushes back against obstacles in her way and continues to fight for power at any expense.

WMC FBomb
November 12, 2018 | Udita Ch | Arts and culture, International, Media
Bollywood's #MeToo movement

It was only a matter of time before the echoes of Hollywood’s #MeToo and #TimesUp movements reached Bollywood, India’s film industry. That watershed moment finally arrived this September, when Indian actress Tanushree Dutta made accusations of harassment against industry veteran Nana Patekar

WMC News & Features
October 31, 2018 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture, Feminism
Brittney Cooper on rage as a superpower

Cooper's new book, Eloquent Rage, explores how women's anger can fuel social and political change.

WMC FBomb
October 31, 2018 | Kadin Burnett | Arts and culture, Media
Reclaiming the ‘final girl’ horror film archetype

Bucking the trend of male heroism, many slasher films have opted for “the Final Girl”: protagonists who are victims of murderous circumstances — who weren’t looking to fight for their lives but rather had the fight thrust upon them — but who survive nonetheless.

WMC FBomb
October 10, 2018 | Bárbara Araújo Machado | Arts and culture, International
What our culture lost in Brazil’s National Museum fire

On September 3, Brazil's National Museum caught on fire — an enormous tragedy that should serve as a reminder of how important it is for our country to maintain and value institutions that question the social inequalities in our country.

WMC News & Features
September 28, 2018 | Asha French | Arts and culture, Body image and body standards
What was lost in Nappily Ever After’s journey from book to film

Writer Asha French adds some missing context to the journey to self-acceptance shown in the Netflix movie.

WMC FBomb
September 20, 2018 | Maria Paixão | Arts and culture, Media
The “Practical Magic” of sisterhood

This year is the 20th anniversary of the widely beloved romantic comedy Practical Magic, a film that argues sorority is the most powerful magic available to women specifically because of its ability to uniquely support and instill confidence in each other.

WMC FBomb
September 18, 2018 | Mafe Souza | Arts and culture, Media, Religion
An Interview with Syrian-American rapper Mona Haydar

Mona Haydar is a Syrian-American rapper and singer-songwriter who uses her powerful voice to call for justice.

WMC FBomb
September 10, 2018 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Feminism
An interview with groundbreaking composer Missy Mazzoli

Not only has Mazzoli been deemed “one of the more consistently inventive, surprising composers now working in New York” by the New York Times, but she is also the founder of the Luna Lab, a mentorship program for female-identifying composers between the ages of 13-19.

WMC News & Features
September 04, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Arts and culture, Gender-based violence, Violence against women
Louis C.K.’s victims suffer while he returns to comedy

Over the course of the past week, feminist activists on the internet and in the real world expressed outrage and frustration about the latest #MeToo development: Louis C.K.’s return to the public stage.

WMC FBomb
September 04, 2018 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Race/Ethnicity
This children’s book author is teaching her readers about white privilege

Higginbotham has covered topics including death, sex, and divorce. Recently, she told the FBomb about her newest book, Not My Idea, which tackles racism and white privilege, and is available now.

WMC News & Features
August 23, 2018 | Marcie Bianco | Arts and culture, Disability, Media, WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
Why Hollywood’s diversity numbers haven’t budged

The latest report on diversity and inclusion in film shows little progress over the last 11 years. Marcie Bianco explores why there has been such stagnation, and what it will take to move the needle.

WMC FBomb
August 13, 2018 | Najat Mohd | Arts and culture, International
Methal is breaking barriers for Middle Eastern female musicians

Yemeni singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Methal began her music career during the Arab Spring in 2011; that political escalation inspired her to more creatively address issues of religion and social justice. She most recently collaborated with the American rock band X Ambassadors and recorded the song “Cycles,” which depicts her relationship with her home country.

WMC News & Features
August 09, 2018 | Soraya Chemaly | Arts and culture
Hannah Gadsby and Kathleen Turner give a master class in rage

Women are taught that expressions of anger are unwelcome and unacceptable. Gadsby and Turner, each in her own way, are defying expectations.

WMC FBomb
July 20, 2018 | Najat Mohd | Arts and culture, International
Young Yemeni female artists are flourishing despite war in their country

For the past few years, Yemen has been experiencing a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. The country has been wrought with a number of problems, and young Yemenis, especially young women, have been particularly affected by this conflict. Despite this troubling situation, however, a portion of Yemeni youth still dream of a better future. Among those who remain hopeful and productive are artists — a large number of whom are women.

WMC FBomb
July 19, 2018 | Maria Carolina Treitler Paixão | Arts and culture, Media
How 'GLOW' pushes back on age-old stereotypes about women in media

On the surface, the Netflix hit GLOW is a show about the making of a show — specifically, the 1980s TV show “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling” (G.L.O.W.) that inspired the series. But beneath this plot lies a far more interesting exploration of women’s experiences in the entertainment industry, and in the world at large, in the 1980s through a modern lens. 

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