I’ve been remiss posting on the blog. Partly because I’ve been busy and uninspired, but also because I’ve also been writing for my university’s student newspaper, The Peak. The Vancouver International Film Festival celebrated their 31st annual event from September 27-October 12, 2012. I saw two film screenings (although I wish I could have seen many more) and reviewed both for the paper. Here they are (including links to the paper’s website). No Job for a Woman: The Women Who Fought to Report WWII Published October 15, 2012 in The Peak, SFU’s Student Newspaper Women in the media sphere are Continue Reading »
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VIFF 2011: Miss Representation
When the trailer for Miss Representation started making the rounds on social media, I knew I wanted to see it. Fortunately, it screened as part of the Vancouver International Film Festival 2011. This documentary film, written and directed by former actress Jennifer Siebel Newsom, seeks to expose and question the representation of females in the media—particularly modern American culture. So many people grow up without media literacy—truly understanding the political economy of mass media. Modern mass media in the USA (and consequently Canada) is mainly dependent upon advertising revenue, whose sole objective is to sell a product. These advertisements rely Continue Reading »