Get in losers, we’re becoming vigilantes ♥
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That’s right, this month we’re discussing the classic 90s road movie, Thelma & Louise 🚘👩🦰⛰️👩🦰🌵🛣️🚔💰
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So dust off your denim and your cowboy hat, and join us as we explore what rebellion and freedom look like when you're on the run from patriarchy.
Topics we'll be visiting on our journey include: the genre of the Western and 'frontier justice', the road as part of the infrastructure of patriarchy, and, of course, the iconic final scene.
To join the ride, head to the link in our bio, or find us on YouTube, Spotify, or your podcasting platform of choice 🔗 (link emoji)
Content Warnings:
Mentions of attempted rape, gender-based violence and harassment, police violence, murder, and death. References to suicide (Thelma & Louise driving off the cliff) will be made throughout. Please note that while we make references to gender based violence and attempted rape, we do not go into any graphic detail.
Detailed time-stamps
0:01:55 - 0:02:10 (attempted rape, harassment, murder)
0:16:25 - 0:16:46 (mention of murder, domestic abuse)
0:16:47 - 0:17:17 (verbal and sexual harassment)
0:33:38 - 0:33:48 (gender based violence)
0:34:37 - 0:34:40 (rape culture)
Notes on the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes
🪧www.sagaftra.org/were-fighting-survival-our-profession📜 www.sagaftrastrike.org/influencer-faqs
Both the Writers Guild of America (@wgaeast, @writersguildwest) and the Screen Actors Guild(@sagaftra) are on strike right now.
Key issues involve residuals and use of AI among others. Please check the link below to both WGA and SAG to see their demands and support them when you can. Remember!DO NOT! CROSS THE PICKET LINE!
Check SAG’s rules for influencers here (https://www.sagaftrastrike.org/influencer-faqs) and do not perform covered services for a struck company during the strike!
📝 Shownotes: 📝
📼 Preread text (Rowan Ellis, https://youtu.be/SMFll3aIbmo)
Primary Sources:
🎞️ “Thelma & Louise” (1991) (dir. Ridley Scott, wr. Callie Khourie)
Secondary Sources:
📺 “Marge on the Lam” (The Simpsons S05 E6) (wr. Bill Canterbury) (1993)🎶 “Goodbye Earl” (comp. Dennis Linde) (The Chicks, 2000)
📚 “Driving Visions: Exploring the Road Movie” (David Laderman, 2002)
📚 “American Road Narratives” (Ann Brigham, 2015)
📼 “Thelma & Louise (1991) | Behind the Scenes” (youtu.be/boQk207-IVo?si=RRRTgIM25zjik73S)
📼 “Thelma & Louise [Alternate Ending]” (youtu.be/tnKnTqu3v2c?si=QNGlJ5kMe0yacJLK)
📚 “On the Road” (Jack Kerouac) (1957)
🎞️ “The 400 Blows” (Les quatre cents coups) (dir. François Truffaut) (wr. François Truffaut, Marcel Moussy)
🎞️ “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” (dir., wr. Taika Waititi)
📰 “Monica Lewinsky Is Back, but This Time It’s on Her Terms” (Bennett, Jessica) (www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/style/monica-lewinsky-is-back-but-this-time-its-on-her-terms.html)
📰 Riot Grrrl (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_grrrl)
📓 “Terra nullius” Definition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_nullius)
Recommendations:
Lili: 🎞️ “Rocks” (dir. Sarah Gavron, wr. Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson) (2019)
Anna: 🎞️ “Desert Hearts” (dir. Donna Deitch, wr. Natalie Cooper) (1985)
📱Social Media📱:
IG: @liliannapod/
Twitter:@liliannapod
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🎹Intromusic🎹:
"Wall" by Jahzaar, licenced under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
🎹Outro Music🎹:
“Waterbeat” by DJ Lengua, licenced under Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
🎹Transition Music🎹:
050612_Wild West #1 by PixabayHarmonica_riff-102340 by Pixabay
Highnoon-39371 by Pixabay
Highway-14475 by Pixabay
Hohner-harp-33554 by Pixabay
Jingle-slide-guitar-22108 by ShidenBeatsMusic
Saloon-door-squeak-102485 by Pixabay
Syntheticwind-hektorsound-23953 by Pixabay
The-only-harmonica-in-the-west-33942 by Pixabay
Train-1-99265 by Phoenix_Connection_Brazil
