What Was That Now Podcast

A podcast about movies, TV, books and culture hosted by Loann West and Art Hennessey

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

010 - Translation Troubles and Female Movie Hero Woes

Art and Loann talk about the fate of foreign books in translation when it comes to the English speaking book markets.  And, modern female movie characters often blaze onto the screen with brains and skills, but then recede so the the male characters can take center stage.  Is this becoming a problem?

Reading list:

Can Books Cross Borders?  By Tim Parks 

We're losing all our Strong Female Characters to Trinity Syndrome  By Tasha Robinson


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Labels: Bechdel Test, Books in Translation, Lego Movie, The Matrix, Trinity
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