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WMC News & Features
March 20, 2024 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture, Media
Women’s Studio Workshop Still Going Strong After 50 Years

A new show highlights the work of WSW, which has brought more than 5,000 artists to its campus to work in printmaking, hand papermaking, letterpress printing, photography, book arts, and ceramics.

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March 15, 2024 | Mariado Martínez Pérez | Arts and culture
A National Institution Paves Over Latine Movements

Chicana and Puerto Rican women who were in the trenches of historic protests and takeovers speak on the exclusion of their activism.

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March 07, 2024 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture, Media
Oscar-Nominated Female Filmmakers in Their Own Words

Here is what some female filmmakers had to say about their Oscar-nominated work for the major categories in the 2024 Academy Awards, which will be held on Sunday.

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January 19, 2024 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture, Media
‘True Detective’ Returns With Women-Centered Story, Featuring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis

Foster, Reis, and show runner Issa López shared their thoughts on the critically acclaimed season, which marks Foster’s return to series television.

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December 12, 2023 | Jessica Sennett | Arts and culture
The Power of Poetry for Teenage Girls

Poetry isn’t boring to me. It saved me; I wouldn’t be standing here without it.

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November 16, 2023 | Vicki Shabo, J.D., M.A. | Arts and culture, Media
The Real Villain in Netflix’s ‘Fair Play’ Is Toxic Work Itself

Chloe Domont’s film is not just a story about terrible people doing terrible things — it’s also a commentary on the danger of abusive work cultures that dehumanize the people in them.

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September 14, 2023 | Jeanette Hernández | Arts and culture
Latina Illustrators Break Down Power

Miranda Rosales and Rosa Colón Guerra cut through the noise to get at the who and why of issues like climate change, colonialism and violence.

WMC News & Features
September 13, 2023 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture, Media
Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ Shatters Records While Provoking Debate

The blockbuster film, with ticket sales of $1.4 billion worldwide, is the highest-grossing movie ever directed solely by a woman.

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September 06, 2023 | Mariana Martínez Barba | Arts and culture, Feminism
The Braids and Bravery of Blue Beetle's Nana

The movie's abuela character is a nod to Latina guerreras

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September 06, 2023 | Dr. Martha Lauzen | Arts and culture, Media
The Girls of Summer: ‘Barbie’ Wasn’t the Only Film About Women

This summer’s films about women were an odd mix of stories that expanded the scope of women’s roles and those that offered tired narratives.

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August 31, 2023 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture, Media
A Reimagining of ‘The Odyssey’ Through a Female Prism

A new play based on Emily Wilson’s translation tells the epic story through the experiences of young women refugees.

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August 30, 2023 | Anika Sapra | Arts and culture
Taylor Swift, White Feminism, and the Illusion of Inclusivity

Being neutral is not neutrality; it’s complicity.

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August 16, 2023 | Kadin Burnett | Arts and culture
How ‘Barbie’ Takes On The Patriarchy

It’s impossible to enjoy Barbie without also being made to grapple with the throes of our real world.

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August 11, 2023 | Agunda Okeyo | Arts and culture, Media
What’s at Stake for Women of Color in the Hollywood Strikes

As writers and actors continue their work stoppage, are recent improvements in representation and opportunity in jeopardy?

WMC News & Features
July 12, 2023 | Vicki Shabo, J.D., M.A. | Arts and culture, Media
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Boundary-Pushing Final Season

Set in the 1950s and 1960s, the Emmy-winning show wrapped up its five-year run by offering messages relevant to the present.

WMC News & Features
June 08, 2023 | Laura Berger | Arts and culture, Media
New Research Cites Most Inclusive Films, Studios, and Producers

The Inclusion List, a first-of-its-kind resource, ranks creators based on cast and crew inclusion.

WMC News & Features
May 26, 2023 | Vicki Shabo, J.D., M.A. | Arts and culture, Media
Representation Is at Stake in Television Writers Strike

The progress Hollywood has made in recent years in behind-the-scenes and on-screen representation could be reversed if the strike is settled unfavorably for writers.

WMC News & Features
April 28, 2023 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture, Media
Why So Many Actresses Are Becoming TV Series Executive Producers

Women who are starring in TV series are taking more creative control in their shows.

WMC News & Features
March 23, 2023 | Shaistha Khan | Arts and culture, International
Artists Decolonizing Colonial Depictions of Women from the Middle East and North Africa

“The Postcard Women’s Imaginarium” is a project that uses women's artwork to offer an alternative narrative to colonial-era postcards that framed MENA women as “exotic.”

WMC News & Features
February 17, 2023 | Lupe Davidson | Arts and culture
Missing Toni Morrison

As we approach what would have been Toni Morrison’s 92nd birthday, the author reckons with the deep impact of Morrison and her work, and living with the loss of this towering literary and cultural presence.

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January 25, 2023 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture, Media
New Research Shows Persistent Limitations on Women’s Opportunities on Big Films

Two major reports on women’s participation in behind-the-camera jobs shows little progress over many years, as the percentage of women in these principal creative positions still has not topped 25%.

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January 18, 2023 | Kadin Burnett | Arts and culture
Representation of Women Behind The Scenes In Film Still Needs to Improve

The opportunity gap is only widening in Hollywood.

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January 12, 2023 | Evelyn Jenkins | Arts and culture
Netflix’s Wednesday Addams Probably Meets the Diagnostic Criteria for Autism. Here's Why That’s So Important.

Though Wednesday is not explicitly identified as autistic in the show, many fans have interpreted the character’s behavior as evidence that she is autistic.

WMC News & Features
December 06, 2022 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture, Media
The Powerful Impact of Sinéad O’Connor

The documentary Nothing Compares provides a necessary reassessment of the Irish singer’s legacy.

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October 12, 2022 | Dr. Martha Lauzen | Arts and culture, Media
Upheaval in the Film Industry Has Not Led to Increased Opportunity for Women

Two new studies show that the percentage of women in key behind-the-scenes jobs has barely budged in recent years.

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