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Novel or Stories? Author Kate Wisel on the Powerful Paradox of Linked Collections
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Novel or Stories? Author Kate Wisel on the Powerful Paradox of Linked Collections

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 / 11 April 2022

Kate Wisel, the author of Driving in Cars with Homeless Men, shares her thoughts on writing linked story collections, drawing inspiration from real life, and adapting her work for television.

‘The Hunting Ground’ Highlights the Horrors of Rape on College Campuses
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‘The Hunting Ground’ Highlights the Horrors of Rape on College Campuses

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 / 1 April 2015

For many, going to college is a dream come true. Sadly, as The Hunting Ground points out, it could also become a nightmare.

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Thinking About ‘Cunt’

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 / 26 September 2012
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Defending Lara

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 / 11 July 2012
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A Beginner’s Guide to Exploitation Films: Doris Wishman’s ‘Bad Girls Go to Hell’

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 / 31 January 2007
‘Prey for Rock & Roll’ Doesn’t Rock the Patriarchy
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‘Prey for Rock & Roll’ Doesn’t Rock the Patriarchy

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 / 10 November 2003

While the all-female band in Prey for Rock & Roll carves out a subculture in which gender roles can be subverted, that subculture remains marginal, detached, and ineffectual.