Érica Nara Bombardi·Apr 6Bechdel teste: suas personagens femininas são de plástico?Quando eu era adolescente, li quase todos os livros de Stephen King.
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St-John de Glanville·May 19, 2025The Bechdel Test: A Simple Tool with a Complex Impact on Gender Representation in CultureIn 1985, American cartoonist Alison Bechdel introduced a seemingly simple idea in her comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. A character says…
InWomen’s Film Activismby@devt·Aug 17, 2024Beyond ‘Career’White Lies|Tuakiri Huna premiered on 27 June. It’s a story about three women. And (yes!) it’s New Zealand’s very own Bechdel Test film…
Nirali Parikh·Jul 29, 2024Redefining Roles: The Bechdel Test and Mako Mori Test in Bollywood’s Female CharactersHave you ever heard of the Bechdel Test? In short, the Bechdel test is used to evaluate the representation of women in a film and consists…
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Tanvi Sethi·Dec 22, 2023Flicks & Feminism: Deciphering the Unseen Power of Bechdel’s Cinematic CipherIntroduction
Amy Sterling Casil·Nov 25, 2023Women Can’t Be Friends With Each OtherAnd other myths the patriarchy promotes among us like failing the Bechdel Test is normal, men and women can’t be friends, and men can’t…A response icon2A response icon2
