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Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

In the age of the rough sex defence', Emerald Fennell's treatment of Wuthering Heights' Isabella Linton is grotesque

Isabella's agency is stripped: she is fetishized, reduced to a submissive object, and treated as a disposable narrative tool rather than a developed character.
Film
fromPortland Mercury
2 weeks ago

Film Review: Emerald Fennell Has Made the Least Fucked-up Version of Wuthering Heights

Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights adaption tames the novel's brutality, simplifies characters and timelines, and whitewashes Heathcliff while favoring stylish gore over raw complexity.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

Black Men Endured Sexual Exploitation Under Slavery. Their Story Is Rarely Told.

Systematic efforts to erase Black history and undermine Black representation threaten Black dignity, agency, and collective meaning-making.
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