When starting to write this blogpost, I was watching an Australian film (that I recommend) called ‘I Love You Too’ — and I realised as I was watching it that although it’s a funny, witty and poignant film, the female characters’ conversations seem to depend wholly on discussing the men in their lives. This is something that is raised through the Bechdel–Wallace test, named after the American cartoonist Alison Bechdel, and her friend, Liz Wallace.

The requirements are:

the website for the test (at www.bechdeltest.com) also requires that the women must be named characters.

If you’re wondering what this has to do with feminism and philosophy, it’s was one of the things I kept in mind when looking for films that could be used as a resource for teaching feminism (this being the week that featured the International Day of Women). 

I have found a number of discussions and resources online that could help facilitate teach philosophy and feminism through film, and they’re listed below. 

If you have any further recommendations — let me know!

Further Resources:

http://www.womensvoicesnow.org/ — free feminist films

Feminist Film Theory Philosophy Now Radio Show #7

Chick-Lit and a Feminist Theory of Novel-Into-Film Adaptation Rochelle Anne Hurst, University of Wollongong

The Routledge Companion To Philosophy And Film