It’s because of what Austen left out, and other women (and men) addressed in their own fiction from the time. “As I’ve realized the scope of 19th-century texts that took up the question of transatlantic slavery and the movements to abolish it, I haven’t read Austen the same way. I can appreciate her skill but feel an urgent need to teach and write about these other stories. With Austen as, often, the primary literary lens into her time period, it can be all too easy to forget how deeply invested English culture was not only in curtailing women’s choices, but also in enslaving millions of people.”
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Will The Success Of ‘Wonder Woman’ And ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Lead To More Women-Centered Films?
Maybe? “This weekend, with $389 million from the domestic market, ‘Wonder Woman’ can add a new accomplishment to its arsenal — the highest-grossing movie of the summer. It’s also the second largest earner of 2017 behind another film centered on a female protagonist, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ ($504 million domestic).”
The Women Of The BBC Politely (But Firmly) Request Equal Pay For Equal Work
Yikes, BBC, do better (and faster): “Earlier this week, under new government rules, the BBC was required to publish a list of presenters making over £150,000, or about $200,000. The disclosure showed a glaring pay gap at the company. … In one example, John Humphrys, a male host on the flagship news show Radio 4 Today, earns between £600,000-£649,999. His female co-host, Sarah Montague, earns under £150,000.”
Vandals Smash And Destroy Heritage Trains Used In ‘Downton Abbey’
After – or during – a nearby festival celebrating the railway, “Eight teak carriages on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in Pickering had windows smashed overnight, with furniture and fixings also ruined. … Fire extinguishers were also set off throughout the carriages, soaking the furniture and wall fittings.”
Are There Playwrights (Aside From Mamet) Who Actually *Do* Want To Hear From The Audience In Talkbacks?
Suzan-Lori Parks: “I love them because they are difficult. If they were easy I wouldn’t find them as delightful and delicious.”
This Is What Happens When Britain Invades Broadway
Real glassware in the theatre bar, for one thing. And the patrons like it. “‘It shows class,’ said Billy-Grace Ward of Manhattan, who was drinking Champagne before a performance of 1984. ‘It’s not a disposable experience.'”
Top Posts From AJBlogs For The Weekend Of 07.23.17
Is The Stirling Prize For Architecture The Worst Prize Ever?
Rowan Moore is not happy with it. The Stirling “has a magnificent record of not recognising the projects that define their time, of favouring everyone’s second choice and nobody’s first choice, with the result that you could write a convincing history of modern British architecture based on the projects that haven’t won.” And this year? It missed again.
For A Better Life, Turn Off All Of Your Push Notifications
Why? Because you’ll be happier. Way, way happier. Push notifications are for brands, not for users: “Allowing an app to send you push notifications is like allowing a store clerk to grab you by the ear and drag you into their store. You’re letting someone insert a commercial into your life anytime they want. Time to turn it off.”
Does ‘The Big Sick’ Throw South Asian Women Under The Bus?
The problem isn’t necessarily The Big Sick or Master of None but that South Asian women don’t have enough representation on screens big or small. “The word ‘erasure’ comes up frequently in the criticism, and it’s neither new nor unfounded.”