"Concerning" Men: The Patriarchy & Weaponized Media Illiteracy

About this episode

The episode discusses the concept of patriarchy and media illiteracy through the lens of various films and cultural references.

We're talking about men this time. Using different media like Star Wars, American Psycho, and Blade Runner 2049, we develop some theory on this idea of "media illiteracy", on masculinity and its toxicity. Fundamentally considering what we mean when we talk about Patriarchy, how it exists and is historically defined, and what does it mean to consider and confront it today. Enjoy! If you can and are interested in early episodes and our bonus content, soon to be plenty more, check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftpage Also! If you're not there already, feel free to join our Discord! https://discord.gg/J2wgG3yrPN Outro Music: Don't Leave! · El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe. From the Album: Zareef ℗ 2006 El-Funoun

People in this episode

Hosts: Frank, Leon

Topics covered

• patriarchy
• media illiteracy
• masculinity
• toxic masculinity
• cultural analysis
• film analysis

Keywords

• patriarchy
• media illiteracy
• masculinity
• Star Wars
• American Psycho
• Blade Runner 2049
• toxic masculinity
• cultural critique

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Discord

Books & works: Star Wars, American Psycho, Blade Runner 2049

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