feminist TV?

[norwich36]

A friend of mine who is under the delusion that I am a pop culture guru was asking me for suggestions for TV episodes to show in her intro women's studies class for a discussion of different kinds of feminism in the media. (She's looking for TV episodes rather than films because of the length). I had some general suggestions for shows that bring up interesting themes--Buffy, Xena, the L word, Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles, Sex and the City (and maybe something like Dollhouse or Mad Men for the flip side)--but I had a hard time coming up with specific episodes that were fairly stand alone, other than maybe the Buffy series finale.

Anyone have better suggestions than me? Basically she's looking for shows that (a)depict some kind of feminism--and I get the impression that debating what feminism is is part of the question she wants to raise; (b)are short (not more than an hour), and (c) are relatively stand-alone, so not a lot of knowledge of the show is required. Recommendations are greatly appreciated.

Comments

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Especially since that essay reminded me of Women's work--I wonder if that vid is at all comprehensible to people unfamiliar with the source material?

[shopfront.livejournal.com]

She could probably use it alongside an episode for a really confronting discussion. Show an episode including a female victim (or part of one, as appropriate), and ask for peoples responses, and then show Women's Work and see whether their responses change and how they react.