RESOURCES & RECOMMENDED READINGS
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The Nation, April6, 2009
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In the first 23 minutes, Bill Moyers discusses FCC regulations, media ownership, and the mission of an African-American radio station.
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The Bechdel Test, sometimes called the Mo Movie Measure or Bechdel Rule is a simple test which names the following three criteria: (1) it has to have at least two women in it, who (2) who talk to each other, about (3) something besides a man. The test was popularized by Alison Bechdel's comic Dykes to Watch Out For, in a 1985 strip called The Rule. For a nice video introduction to the subject please check out The Bechdel Test for Women in Movies on feministfrequency.com.
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