Following this seminal critique of gender codes in Hollywood cinema, Pièce Touchée examines the manipulation of the melodramatic form — from fairy tales to literature — and proposes a rubric for choreographed queer life. (para-site.org.hk)
Victoria seems rather an odd choice as a feminist heroine, given that her name became synonymous with sexual conservatism and rigid gender codes. (chicagoreader.com)
Photographer Hannah Starkey's display of documentary portraits from the 1970s, meanwhile, offers a subtle reflection on gender codes. (theguardian.com)