By Koki Kobayashi (’21)
Much of feminist scholarship on music videos centers around the issue of whether or not the representation of female performers’ bodies and sexuality in feminist music videos are empowering. However, little research has been done on the effects humor has on the promotion of feminism in music videos.
Category Archives: Spring 2021 Features
“A Movement, Not a Moment”: The US Women’s National Soccer Team and Its Fight for Equal Pay, 2016-2020
By Bridget Simons (‘20)
The chant started in the northern end of the stadium. It was faint at first, but it soon grew into a deafening roar as thousands of fans inside Stade de Lyon cried “EQUAL PAY!” during the closing seconds of the US Women’s National Team’s (USWNT) 2019 World Cup victory. Moments later, millions more fans watched on television as Nike aired an advertisement celebrating the players as leaders “fighting not just to make history, but to change it – forever.”
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