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An open professorial lecture related to gender, law and pop culture took place at Sheffield Hallum University on Wednesday, March 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anja Louis is a Professor of Transnational Popular Culture at Sheffield Hallam University and has published widely in the fields of gender, law and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this interactive lecture, she drew on her research and lived experience and explored how much power law and culture have in terms of women, and what people can learn from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As an early celebration of International Women\u2019s Day, she delivered a lecture on ‘the good, the bad, and the beautiful’ based on research she collated herself yesterday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the lecture, Professor Louis talked about feminist history, the revolution of the feminist movement from the 1930s and common themes in law and popular culture from early 20th-century feminist writings to 21st-century film and television and also analysed works of the Spanish feminist Carmen de Burgos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Professor Louis said: \u201cWe\u2019re moving in the right direction, creating an awareness of how women are portrayed in films and TV dramas. It\u2019s nothing but a good start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSocial change is slow, bumpy and hard work for those who try to bring it about. Once we start analysing these portrayals in detail, we realise that there are patterns and stereotypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n