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Stay Awake by Laura Shapiro is a haunting, evocative contemplation of the pregnancy trope in sci-fi TV that considers the appropriation of female bodies and the act of "reproductive terrorism" (Shapiro). Suzanne Vega's spare acapella version of Stay Awake from Mary Poppins laid against clips from popular sci-fi TV creates a restrained and chilling commentary on the way this cliche enacts violence against the most traditional location of female identity. Our heroines are reduced to their most fundamental and gendered function, and attacked. Regardless of how bad ass they may be.
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Stay Awake by Laura Shapiro is a haunting, evocative contemplation of the pregnancy trope in sci-fi TV that considers the appropriation of female bodies and the act of "reproductive terrorism" (Shapiro). Suzanne Vega's spare acapella version of Stay Awake from Mary Poppins laid against clips from popular sci-fi TV creates a restrained and chilling commentary on the way this cliche enacts violence against the most traditional location of female identity. Our heroines are reduced to their most fundamental and gendered function, and attacked. Regardless of how bad ass they may be.
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laurashapiroVid: Stay Awake
Fandom: Multi
