Episode 8
In this episode, Emma and Chloe try to define what feminism meant in the 90s, through two of its icons: Hillary Clinton and … Jane Austen? They explore Hillary Clinton’s political career in the 1990s, and what her brand of feminism meant then, and means today. They then talk about the many, many Jane Austen adaptations made in the 90s, from Clueless to Bridget Jones’ Diary, how Class and Empire were lost from Austen, and how they might be revived today.
8.1 Stand By Your Man
8.2 Handsome, clever, and rich
8.3 A truth, universally acknowledged
Links
Clueless, 1995 Paramount Pictures
Pride and Prejudice, 1995 BBC Studios
Bridget Jones' Diary, 2001, Universal Pictures, Little Bird, Studio Canal & Working Title
Bill Clinton Excerpt, The William J. Clinton Presidential Library
Hilary Clinton Excerpts, AP Archives