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Film
It’s Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus (But is it feminist?)
It would be more than two decades before I would enjoy Disney’s Hocus Pocus. I found it ridiculous. The last witch hanged in the Salem Witch Trials was on September …
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Boil, Boil, Toil, and Trouble: Nothing is Practical about Practical Magic
I have had a Pinterest board dedicated to Practical Magic since I saw it many, many years ago. The fashion, the hair, the HOUSE, I wanted that life. It was …
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Love is Stronger than Witchcraft: A Feminist Critique of 1942’s I Married a Witch
Author’s note: Although I refer to characters as men and women or male and female, I do not intend to uphold the false binary of man/woman. This is only a …
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A Nightmare on Elm Street … from a Feminist Perspective
Let’s face it. It is spooky season. Spooky season differs from fall since it doesn’t focus on apple picking, cozy outfits, and green leaves turning orange giving us that Halloween …
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The Modern Person’s Guide to Rom-Coms: Can You Be a Intersectional Feminist Who Likes Romantic Comedies?
You may have heard the theory: If you think of a red car, you will start seeing red cars everywhere. Well, that is actually a psychological theory. It is called …
Is This a Cat Fight?: Why is Hollywood always pitting powerful women against each other?
Nicki vs. Miley. Katy vs. Taylor. Joan vs. Bette. Elizabeth vs. Debbie. These are only some of the more famous female feuds of Hollywood. It seems that one of the …
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Jennifer’s Body and the Feminine Revenge Trope Hollywood Has Been Missing Out
In a small town in Minnesota, there lives a teenage girl named Jennifer Check. She is popular, attractive, and reckless. Her best friend, Anita “Needy” Lesnicki, is the opposite and …
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