About this episode
The episode discusses the feminist themes in the 1986 film Aliens, focusing on motherhood, trauma, and capitalism.
In honor of Xenomorph Day, we're going back to our feminist movie roots and talking about the 1986 classic Aliens. We explore topics of motherhood, trauma and capitalism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Stuff Mom Never Told You
Topics covered
- feminism
- motherhood
- trauma
- capitalism
- film analysis
Keywords
- Aliens
- feminism
- motherhood
- trauma
- capitalism
- Xenomorph Day
- film
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Aliens
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