Between Brains and Breasts—Women Scientists in Fiction Film: On the Marginalization and Sexualization of Scientific Competence

Flicker, Eva

doi:10.1177/0963662503123009

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Between Brains and Breasts—Women Scientists in Fiction Film: On the Marginalization and Sexualization of Scientific Competence

Published in Public Understanding of Science • Jul 1, 2003

Authors:

Eva Flicker

Abstract

The popular media, film, cinema and television, contribute to the public’s general understanding of science. This article focuses on the portrayal of female scientists and the reception of such depictions within the general understanding. The article questions: the images depicted; their relation to...

Subject

Sexualization

Movie theater

Competence (human resources)

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