What happens when the “good mother” narrative dies? In this episode of The Uncanny Lens, Minx is back and we sink our teeth into the themes of loss, transformation, and self-concept shifts through the lens of the 2024 movie Nightbitch. We explore how motherhood can feel like a death—of identity, autonomy, and self—while also opening a portal for rebirth, reclamation, and manifestation. We break down self-concept shifts after major identity shifts (from motherhood, illness, disability, o...
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What happens when the “good mother” narrative dies? In this episode of The Uncanny Lens, Minx is back and we sink our teeth into the themes of loss, transformation, and self-concept shifts through the lens of the 2024 movie Nightbitch. We explore how motherhood can feel like a death—of identity, autonomy, and self—while also opening a portal for rebirth, reclamation, and manifestation. We break down self-concept shifts after major identity shifts (from motherhood, illness, disability, o...
Pardons & Pitchforks: Exploring Pop Culture's Village in Kai Cheng Thom's Book "The Village & The Woods"
The Uncanny Lens
53 minutes
2 years ago
Pardons & Pitchforks: Exploring Pop Culture's Village in Kai Cheng Thom's Book "The Village & The Woods"
Hold onto your pitchforks! In this episode, we get into Kai Cheng Thom's thought-provoking new book, "The Village & The Woods." Discover how the ideas in this book resonate with our self-concept as they relate to community, and how they apply to our media mindset. How do the concepts shed light on the current wave of intense celebrity backlash dominating the news cycle? How we can learn more about ourselves and what we see reflected in our communities through media and heal from the patte...
The Uncanny Lens
What happens when the “good mother” narrative dies? In this episode of The Uncanny Lens, Minx is back and we sink our teeth into the themes of loss, transformation, and self-concept shifts through the lens of the 2024 movie Nightbitch. We explore how motherhood can feel like a death—of identity, autonomy, and self—while also opening a portal for rebirth, reclamation, and manifestation. We break down self-concept shifts after major identity shifts (from motherhood, illness, disability, o...
