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“No Women Amongst Us” – Bare Life, Violence, And Gender in Byzantium (Jared Lacy)

Film

“No Women Amongst Us” – Bare Life, Violence, And Gender in Byzantium (Jared Lacy)

This article is republished from The New Polis, Dec. 23, 2019. Neil Jordan’s film Byzantium 2012, which tells the story...

By Jared Lacy

Something To Do With A Girl Named Marla – Eros And Gender In Fincher’s “Fight Club”, Part 1 (Vernon Cisney)

Film

Something To Do With A Girl Named Marla – Eros And Gender In Fincher’s “Fight Club”, Part 1 (Vernon Cisney)

The following is the first installment of a three-part series. A way that can be walked is not The Way A name that can...

By Vernon Cisney

Creating a Room of One’s Own – The Feminine Placemaking of “Womanhouse” (Shelby Maiden)

Art History

Creating a Room of One’s Own – The Feminine Placemaking of “Womanhouse” (Shelby Maiden)

The visual and performing arts are inherently bonded to the art of literature; all additionally lend themselves to the...

By Shelby Maiden

The “Fatal Woman” In Feminism And Modernism (Eric Galowitsch)

Art History

The “Fatal Woman” In Feminism And Modernism (Eric Galowitsch)

In French, femme fatale means a “fatal” or “disastrous” woman. She is often one who attempts to attract or snare men....

By Eric Galowitsch

Querying And Queering The Virgin – Sacred Iconography And Profane Iconoclasm In The Art Of Frida Kahlo (Tina Kinsella)

Art History

Querying And Queering The Virgin – Sacred Iconography And Profane Iconoclasm In The Art Of Frida Kahlo (Tina Kinsella)

Frida Kahlo A contemporary icon of those on the periphery and for those who are dispossessed, Frida Kahlo’s paintings...

By Tina Kinsella