Witches in Britches

Episode 1.3: Wonder Woman

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For our third episode, we are excited to bring you our discussion of the 2017 film Wonder Woman! There will definitely be spoilers. (There are also spoilers for Captain America: The First Avenger.)

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Here’s a listening guide for the episode. (For a description of our segments, go here.)

Introduction (0:00 – 7:13)

  • Amazons as witches
  • Brief history of the Amazons
  • Significance of the Wonder Woman film

    • Related Links

    The Amazon Women: Is There Any Truth Behind the Myth? (Smithsonian Magazine)

    Ukraine’s Asgarda: Reinventing the Amazon Warrior Women

    The Strange, Complicated, Feminist History of Wonder Woman’s Origin Story

    Wonder Woman Breaks Records: Biggest Live-Action Box Office Hit by Female Director

    Which Craft? (7:17 – 21:54)

    • Filmography and stylistic choices/ visuals
    • Costumes
    • Score
    • Screenplay and structure
    • Casting

      • NB: One thing we meant to talk about, but didn’t get to, was how much of a role Chris Pine/ Steve Trevor was given, considering he was the love interest/ sidekick. (See McDorman’s review, linked below, for more about how Trevor is centered in the story.*) We also forgot to talk about Robin Wright!!! Nooooo!

      Related Links

      Wonder Woman: Armor vs. Underwear & Why it Matters

      Wonder Woman’s Amazon Origins Detailed in New Movie Art

      Joss Whedon and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Script

      *Is Diana Really the Hero of Wonder Woman? A Review by G.L. McDorman

      “Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch?” (21:58 – 39:55)

      • Representation of people of color and minorities
      • Representation of women in the film
      • Female villainy
      • Diana’s characterization

        • Related Links

        My Soul Looks Back and Wonders: A Critical Examination of the Wonder Woman Movie

        Eugene Brave Rock Reveals Chief is a Demi-God Too

        Black Panther Teaser Trailer

        “Bald Heads and Queer Noses” (40:00 – 53:05)

        • Ares (and his hipster mustache)
        • Steve Trevor (and his nudity scene)
        • Amazons (and their non-sexualized skin)
        • Lesbian and bisexual representation
        • Body positivity
        • Working bodies and scars
        • Disability and disfigurement

          • Related Links

          How Disfigured Villains like “Wonder Woman’s” Dr. Poison Perpetuate Stigma

          “Round About the Cauldron Go” (53:10 – 1:03:49)

          • Dr. Poison as witch figure
          • Chemical warfare and drugs
          • Women in science
          • Ares’s environmental argument

            • “Treguna, Makoidees, Trecorum, Satis, Dee!” (1:03:55 – 1:16:41)

            • Creation of the Amazons
            • Creation of Diana
            • Diana’s self-discovery and empowerment
            • Parallels to the Eve and Satan story
            • Parallels to the Goddess Artemis/ Diana
            • Love as the central theme

              • Final Spells (1:16:45 – 1:27:12)

              • Amazon Queen Hiera
              • Women’s activism today

                • Related Links

                The 11 Biggest Marches and Protests in American History

                Race and Feminism: Women’s March Recalls the Touchy History

                Women Warriors: Myths and Legends of Heroic Women

                Penthesilea (the Amazon who fought at Troy)

                Wonder Women Have Been Smashing the Patriarchy Since Classical Times

                Blooper reel (1:27:07 – 1:28:41)

                • Literally just a minute of us laughing

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                  In August we’re discussing Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett. See you on the next full moon (Aug 7)!

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