Looking + Looking Back | The limitations of white feminism in Lady Macbeth (Video Essay)

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Written By Desirée de Jesus

William Oldroyd’s LADY MACBETH (2016) is largely praised as a feminist film by critics, despite its heroine's gross mistreatment of another woman. Join me in exploring how the act of looking in LADY MACBETH challenges the idea that certain women are more deserving of freedom than other women.

For educational purposes only.

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Production Music "Girls (Instrumental Version)" by Elias Näslin, courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

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