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I Love Romcoms and I am a Feminist

A manifesto in 100 romcoms
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A fearlessly feminist guide to 100 romantic comedies through the ages. Discover the hidden feminist messages in your favourite movies. You can love romcoms and be a feminist! We all love romcoms. They keep us on the edge of our seats, waiting for the two leads to fall madly in love. But what you may not realise is that they often contain profound feminist messages that have the power to re-shape how we think about sexism and women's rights. In this fascinating guide, film journalist and Bechdel Test Fest founder Corrina Antrobus reveals how romcoms reflect feminism in the modern age. These iconic, groundbreaking movies have shone a spotlight or shifted narratives on topics from body positivity to abortion and from faking orgasms to workplace equality. Antrobus discusses all the best feminist moments, big and small, in romcoms through the ages, including:When Harry Met Sally, which broke taboos around faking orgasms 10 Things I Hate About You, which embraced female rebellion Mamma Mia!, which sang in the face of slut shaming My Best Friends Wedding, which showed us it's OK to be irrational Clueless, which proved women can be fashionable, feminine and feminist! Bridesmaids, which brought female-powered comedy to the forefront of Hollywood So, what are you waiting for?! Arm yourself with this stylish guide to the best feelgood movies that have taught a generation of women and girls all about love, humour and identity. Each page includes recommendations for similar films, making it the perfect companion for anyone in love with romcoms and longing for more.

Author Biography:

Corrina Antrobus is a film journalist who writes for Channel 4's Sunday Brunch, Empire magazine, the BBC and many more. Culture Development Manager for Hackney Council in London, Antrobus is also a committed feminist and engaged advocate for inclusivity and diversity in cinema. In 2014 she founded the Bechdel Test Fest, an ongoing feminist film festival which highlights films that pass the Bechdel Test. She was awarded a Women in Hollywood Trailblazer award in 2017 and was nominated for a Screen Rising Star Award in 2019. Lily O'Farrell is a feminist writer and cartoonist known as @vulgadrawings to her 300k followers. She's been publishing funny, educational cartoons about millennial womanhood since 2018, covering topics like sexual violence, domestic labour and online misogyny. In 2021 she published Kyle Theory with The Indigo Press. Lily has collaborated on cartoons with organisations that campaign against domestic violence and online hate, like Refuge, Rape Crisis, The Centre for Countering Digital Hate and Kick It Out.
Release date Australia
August 29th, 2024
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Contributor
  • Illustrated by Vulga Drawings
Illustrations
100
Pages
224
Dimensions
166x216x21
ISBN-13
9780711290709
Product ID
38480454

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