29. Maleficent, the Great Mother
In this episode, Janine Engelbrecht chats about non-biological motherhood, and witches, in fantasy film. She focuses on Mary Poppins and Maleficent, as Great Mothers, and how feminism grapples with motherhood.
26. Lara Croft and Fourth Wave Feminism
In this episode, Janine Engelbrecht shares current research on feminism and pop culture – fourth wave feminism and Lara Croft. She discusses what fourth wave heroism is, and how Lara Croft is an emblematic fourth wave feminist heroine.
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24. Michael Burnham and Intersectionality in Star Trek: Discovery
Listen to Janine Engelbrecht’s session at the 2021 IDIC Podcast festival, hosted by Women at Warp, 17th-18th July 2021. Janine discusses Michael Burnham, from Star Trek: Discovery, and carries out an intersectional analysis of her.
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23. Gunpowder Milkshake!
In this episode, Janine Engelbrecht chats about the kick-ass movie, Gunpowder Milkshake, and some feminist themes that the movie explores. These include women reading, women fighting, motherhood and sapphic undertones.
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22. Black Widow, Savior of Women
In this special episode, Janine Engelbrecht discusses the new Black Widow movie, and how the Black Widow is represented as the savior of women. Janine explores topics such as the control of the female body, motherhood and representation.
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21. Skeptical Scully
In this episode, Janine chats about Dana Scully from The X-Files. She explores Scully’s significance for women in STEM, by looking at Scully as a scientist, a mother, a working woman, and an early liberal feminist.
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20. Terminator’s Cyberfeminism
In this episode, Janine Engelbrecht chats about two female cyborgs from the Terminator franchise: the T-X and Grace. Janine explains how the T-X is the ideal postfeminist character, and in what ways Grace is different from the T-X.
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17. Bride of Chaotica! and the Femme Fatale
In this episode, Janine Engelbrecht discusses one of her favorite Star Trek: Voyager episodes, Bride of Chaotica! Janine applies a femme fatale reading to the episode, and explains all the ways in which Queen Arachina is a femme fatale.
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16. The Borg Queen and Female Monstrosity
In this episode, Janine Engelbrecht talks about the infamous Borg Queen from Star Trek. Janine explores how the Queen is empowering for women, how she is problematic, how she embodies the idea of monstrous femininity, and how she embraces disembodiment.
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13. Seven of Nine Rebooted
In this episode, Janine Engelbrecht discusses the version of Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) that we see in Star Trek: Picard. Janine considers Seven’s new look, her humanity, her status as mother, and her relationship with Raffi.
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