Feminism

As exam season begins to sneak along the horizon like the creepy lion from the Teletubbies, there is once again a whole plethora of films on offer. If you’re in the mood to cry, then Andrew Haigh follows his critically acclaimed 2015 film 45 Years with Lean on Pete,...

On International Women’s Day, Scottish brewer BrewDog launched Pink IPA, a beer targeted towards raising debates on sexist marketing and the gender pay gap. The beer, which bears a pink label, is the same as the popular blue-labelled Punk IPA, but it will retail at a 20% lower price...

After a wealth of shocking and saddening revelations in the last few months, it is no surprise that there has been more interest surrounding the support of the Me Too and Time’s Up campaigns at this year’s BAFTA’s than of the awards and winners themselves. The majority of attendees...

Doctor Who revealed their casting of a female Doctor in July last year. I’m sure, Whovian or not, you’ll join me in my reaction: “about time”. Finally, the BBC show has broken the metaphorical glass TARDIS. Jodie Whittaker stepped into the time-traveller’s shoes after Peter Capaldi bowed out of...

Based on Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 play Et dukkehjem, A Doll’s House is a thought-provoking Scandinavian drama that tears into the domestic realm to expose the cracked relationship between a strikingly traditionalist husband and his free-spirited wife. Set in nineteenth-century Norway, yet holding a striking relevance in the present day,...

Pink is a feminist film that covers all bases, from universal issues of victim-blaming and rape myths to more specifically Indian ones, such as stereotypes faced by North-East Indian women. It succeeds as a social commentary without sacrificing character development, ensuring we feel each victory and loss of its...

Repeatedly called out for her lack of personality, her “cold-fish” and “control freak” tendencies, Theresa May is rapidly becoming yet another infamous figure of British politics. There is however a dislike for our PM now that is characteristically different, and perhaps even stronger, in comparison to the dislike felt...