Why Jane Austen Still Slaps
The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism
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What's Going on at Hbo?
Hey waves listeners. Last week we had an amazing conversation about the streaming wars and what gender has to do with what's going on at hbo. Let's start with jane austen's women. They get to speak, which sounds like, you knowo of course they do. Especially back then, it's a big deal that the women were allowed to talk. And even to day, women in media are really not given a lot of room to talk. A new report from san diego state university center for the study of women in television and film found males accounted for 66 % of speaking characters. Just think about how much air space the men take up in your favorite rom com
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