Welcome New Staff Writer Rachael Johnson

Writing from an international, feminist perspective, I am interested in analyzing the ways gender, sexuality, race, and class are portrayed onscreen. I hope to both examine the representation of women in mainstream movies and draw attention to the stories of others. It is a privilege and pleasure to contribute to vital, contemporary discussions about women in film.

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Written by Rachael Johnson.

Hi, everyone! I am very happy to be a part of the Bitch Flicks team.

I have contributed articles on film to CINEACTION, www.objectif-cinema.com and www.jgcinema.com. I have, in fact, already written three articles for Bitch Flicks Theme Weeks–on Varda’s Vagabond, Fassbinder’s Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, and the documentary The Boxing Girls of Kabul. I look forward to writing many more.

British-born, with a pretty nomadic background and international outlook, I plan to contribute pieces on films from North America, Europe and all around the world. My tastes are wide-ranging. I have loved movies from the US (Hollywood and independent features), UK, Australia, France, Mexico, Brazil, China and Japan, to name but a few. Documentaries, social commentary and political films are areas of particular interest, but I also have a passion for psychological thrillers and surrealist cinema, as well as an interest in star studies.

Writing from an international, feminist perspective, I am interested in analyzing the ways gender, sexuality, race and class are portrayed onscreen. I hope to both examine the representation of women in mainstream movies and draw attention to the stories of others. It is a privilege and pleasure to contribute to vital, contemporary discussions about women in film. Hope to see you very soon!

 

Author: Rachael Johnson

Rachael Johnson has contributed articles on film to CINEACTION, www.objectif-cinema.com and www.jgcinema.com. She has also reviewed film-related books for the online film journal Scope and literary works for the online literary magazine Warscapes. Her other writing interests include personal essay writing and other kinds of cultural criticism. Rachael holds a Master of Arts in French and Theory of Literature from University College London. A British national, she grew up in Uganda, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and Northern Cyprus. A teacher and lecturer of English and EFL, as well as tutor of creative writing, she has also lived in France, Italy, Malaysia, Burma, and England. She is currently based in beautiful Cornwall. Other interests and passions include modern history, world politics, Siamese cats and cocktails.