Tag: second wave feminism
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Art Cinema and Second Wave Feminism: Addressing Representations of Gender and Sexuality in a New Way
Amidst the Cold War, tensions were building worldwide regarding not only politics, but social issues as well. Along with the development of birth control, the 1960s ushered in an age of second-wave feminism concerned with sexuality, reproductive rights, and women’s roles in the family and workplace. This movement was translated into the film industry. A…