This blog will be a place for me to collect my thoughts about the culture I encounter as a feminist, and scholar of theatre and performance studies. It will be a place for me to problematize representations of women on the stage and screen, as well as on the page; to talk about women’s role as leaders in the arts; and the way in which our stories shape, and are shaped by the world around us.
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On Broadway’s “Suffs”
The show began with the laugh line “Welcome, Gentleman” and I’ll admit, I did laugh at that… and then I looked at WHO was on stage… ALL WHITE WOMEN. Yes, there was one wheelchair user on stage, BUT they were ALL white.
Thank you, Nicola Coughlan
This post is truly full of feminist killjoy joy… it is joyful.
And it’s about Bridgerton.
Yep. That Bridgerton. The over-the-top-production-value romance TV show out of Shondaland that has been binge-worthy viewing for two seasons.
Guest Killjoys
One of the most rewarding, intellectually stimulating, challenging, and (frankly) fun things that I get to do in my life is teaching.
James Bond… Maybe we just shouldn’t…?
Two years ago when I heard that the last Daniel Craig, “James Bond” film, No Time to Die was coming out and that: 007 is a Black woman, Phoebe Waller-Bridge (of Fleabag genius) was a script-writer, and there’s a “gay moment!” I was thrilled! I might get to see a James Bond movie and actually just enjoy it.
And Just Like That…
Well. It happened. They all came back. And I watched every cringle-worthy minute of it. But when I heard they were rebooting Sex and the City I couldn’t help but wonder… should they?
On the “Girl Crush”
As we were leaving she said something that struck me, and it began with, “I don’t mean to girl crush on you, but…”
Are All Vacations Just Colonial Excursions???
The new HBO show, The White Lotus, from show-runner Mike White, has been the talk of the internet. Is it a drama? A comedy? Both? Neither? Do we like anyone in it???
A Feminist Killjoy Meets the Marvel Cinematic Universe…
I present to you the feminist killjoy as critic’s thoughts on every MCU film in timeline order as presented on the Disney+ AppleTV app.
Defunding the Police is a Feminist Issue
Defunding the police is a feminist issue. It just is.
On Dead, Naked, Women as Props…
The Little Things intrigued me with its stellar cast (Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto—my teenage dreamboat from his days playing Jordan Catalano on “My So-Called Life”), but what I found in this film so angered me that I once again felt compelled, as I did that night on the road, to cry, scream, and excoriate the person who made me feel so powerless.
