This dissertation explores the ambiguous portrayal of the character Beatrix Kiddo as a feminist i... more This dissertation explores the ambiguous portrayal of the character Beatrix Kiddo as a feminist icon in Quentin Tarantino’s films Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2003-2004). The main contention of this essay is that even if Beatrix was regarded as a feminist figure by the critics at the time of the films’ release, there are many ambiguities regarding the character that question this approach. This essay starts with an introduction to the different feminist waves and the action film genre in order to provide a context for the reading of the films that follows. For the analysis of the films I offer a section on the portrayal of female characters in Quentin Tarantino’s films and then I focus on three basic features present in both of them – identity, (lack of) sorority and motherhood – and the contrasting information that they offer on the character. As I will argue, Beatrix Kiddo is a character full of ambivalence and she might not be the feminist icon she appears to be at firs...
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Films and series are usually consumed in leisure moments, but they can be included in the English... more Films and series are usually consumed in leisure moments, but they can be included in the English as a foreign language classroom as they offer real-life language in context, which can help develop learners’ communicative competence. This paper examines how audiovisual materials can promote English acquisition in secondary education and proposes a corpus of films and series for this purpose. Two surveys will be presented, one for compiling fragments, and the other regarding students’ viewing habits. The fragment selection process will be explained, and some illustrations of the fragments’ exploitation will be described. This medium’s language learning benefits will be discussed, and it will be argued that using this corpus can have a positive influence on students’ communicative competence development.
This dissertation explores the ambiguous portrayal of the character Beatrix Kiddo as a feminist i... more This dissertation explores the ambiguous portrayal of the character Beatrix Kiddo as a feminist icon in Quentin Tarantino’s films Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2003-2004). The main contention of this essay is that even if Beatrix was regarded as a feminist figure by the critics at the time of the films’ release, there are many ambiguities regarding the character that question this approach. This essay starts with an introduction to the different feminist waves and the action film genre in order to provide a context for the reading of the films that follows. For the analysis of the films I offer a section on the portrayal of female characters in Quentin Tarantino’s films and then I focus on three basic features present in both of them – identity, (lack of) sorority and motherhood – and the contrasting information that they offer on the character. As I will argue, Beatrix Kiddo is a character full of ambivalence and she might not be the feminist icon she appears to be at firs...
Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2022
Films and series are usually consumed in leisure moments, but they can be included in the English... more Films and series are usually consumed in leisure moments, but they can be included in the English as a foreign language classroom as they offer real-life language in context, which can help develop learners’ communicative competence. This paper examines how audiovisual materials can promote English acquisition in secondary education and proposes a corpus of films and series for this purpose. Two surveys will be presented, one for compiling fragments, and the other regarding students’ viewing habits. The fragment selection process will be explained, and some illustrations of the fragments’ exploitation will be described. This medium’s language learning benefits will be discussed, and it will be argued that using this corpus can have a positive influence on students’ communicative competence development.
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