Culture Colander

This week, Elisa and Audra join Lily and James of @GroovyMoviesPod. We bring an American perspective to a very British class system as we dissect Emerald Fennell’s new film Saltburn, i.e. The Talented Mr Creepley.

Book Recommendation

• Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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References

• Interview with Emerald Fennell and the cast of Saltburn
• ‘The sons and daughters of The Talented Mr Ripley’ by Manuela Lazic for The Ringer
• The New Yorker Radio Hour episode where Emerald Fennell talks about her upbringing

Film Pharmacy

• Friends Best Thanksgiving Moments
• The Greatest Showman (2017) dir. by Michael Gracey
• Dan in Real Life (2007) dir. by Peter Hedges

Audra and Elisa review the new Max documentary Bama Rush, discussing shaky camerawork, directionless narratives, and the pitfalls of documentarians inserting themselves into their own films. This episode pairs best with listening to our very first episode and scrolling through #BamaRushTok if you want to actually learn something.

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Sources

• Bama Rush Documentary
• Bama Rush Rotten Tomatoes
• “It Wasn’t a Documentary About Bama Rush Whatsoever!” Madison Malone Kircher, New York Times

This week, Elisa and Audra join Lily and James of @GroovyMoviesPod. We bring an American perspective to a very British class system as we dissect Emerald Fennell’s new film Saltburn, i.e. The Talented Mr Creepley.

Book Recommendation

• Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Keep the conversation going

• Email us at [email protected]
• Follow us!

References

• Interview with Emerald Fennell and the cast of Saltburn
• ‘The sons and daughters of The Talented Mr Ripley’ by Manuela Lazic for The Ringer
• The New Yorker Radio Hour episode where Emerald Fennell talks about her upbringing

Film Pharmacy

• Friends Best Thanksgiving Moments
• The Greatest Showman (2017) dir. by Michael Gracey
• Dan in Real Life (2007) dir. by Peter Hedges

Audra and Elisa deal with the unfortunate fact that sometimes when we want to help, we hurt. This episode pairs best with a closer look at aid and a staycation.

Image and Video Time Stamps

• Barbie Savior 59:50

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Sources

• “Barbie Savior”
• “De-construction the White Savior Syndrome: A Manifesto of Neo-Imperialism,” F. Willuweit
• “Definition of “Voluntourism”
• “Saria”
• “The Business of Voluntourism: Do Western Do-Gooders Actually Do Harm?,” Tina Rosenberg
• “The Voluntourist’s Dilemma,” Jacob Kushner
• “Voluntourism,” Elise Mousset
• “Voluntourism: The Good and the Bad,” World Vision

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Audra and Elisa challenge the Men’s Rights “movement,” reactionary attitudes, hypocrisy turduckens, and misleading statistics. This episode pairs best with a grunge, girl band playlist and a community organizing meeting.

Image and Video Time Stamps

• Save Ben Wyatt, Parks and Recreation: 1:02
• Total U.S. Military War Deaths: 25:45

Book Recommendation

• Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists, The Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How it Affects Us All, Laura Bates

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Sources

• “44 Percent of Custodial Parents Receive the Full Amount of Child Support,” Census Bureau
• “How Feminist Shaming Tactics Needlessly Cause Lasting Sexual Repression or Guilt in a Subset of Men Most Sympathetic to Feminist Concerns”
• “Man May Be Jailed for Not Paying Child Support for Son Who Isn’t His,” ABC Eyewitness News
• “Men Explain Things to Me,” Rebecca Solnit
• “Men Outraged for Paying Child Support for Kids Who Are Not Theirs,” Kim Russel
• “Notable Women and Their Public Roles in the Early 1800s,” Thought Co.
• “Over 200 Years of Service: The History of Women in the U.S. Military,” Danielle DeSimone
• “Save Ben Wyatt, Parks and Recreation,” Parks and Recreation
• “Suicide Rates for Men Reaches It’s Highest Level in Two Decades”
• “The Army is One of the Best Examples of Gender Inequality Towards Men”
• “The Divorce Rate Wouldn’t Be Tilted to a Woman Majority if Men Weren’t Afraid of Family Court”
• “The One With The Soap Opera Party (Uncut Version),” Friends
• “The Red Pill”
• “Total U.S. Military War Deaths,” U.S. Department of Defense
• “Use of the Word ‘Bitch’ Surged After Women’s Suffrage,” Li Zhou
• “White Men as the New Victims: Reverse Discrimination Cases and the Men’s Rights Movement,” Bethany M. Coston, Michael Kimmel
• “Why is Violence Against Men and Boys Ignored? Male Disposability and Gynocentrism”
• “Why Men Often Die Earlier Than Women,” Robert H. Schmerling, M.D.

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