By The Collective Diva *trigger warning for some mention of rape and violence against women in context of the film* Some vague spoilers ahead… Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron star in George Miller’s 2015 installment piece to the dystopic Mad Maxfranchise, Mad Max: Fury Road, which opens in theatres across the US today. It’s been thirty years since…
By Chloe Harrison “THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF SEX IS ALSO THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION, ECONOMICS, POLITICS, KINSHIP AND HUMAN RIGHTS” (Donnan and Magowan, 2010) Glad we’ve cleared that up. The next topic I wanted to cover in a blog post about the value of the body was about touch, and whether bodily contact with other bodies was essential forcollective…
This post was originally posted here I’m not a fan of music documentaries, but BBC’s Queens of Heartache caught my attention as its subjects are five of my very favourite artists; Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday, Judy Garland, Maria Callas and Janis Joplin. What really piqued my curiosity, however, was what a random grouping of women this is.…
by Erin Pearson Using approximately 20 subjects in a 'talking heads' format, After Porn Ends relays the stories of former porn stars of various ages (26-70), from their beginnings (in life, and in porn) through to the time of filming. While it does contain a series of typically 'expert' opinions, such as UCLA Professor Dr. Neil Malmuth,…
