Citations:Mako Mori test

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English citations of Mako Mori test

Proper noun: "a feminist test for evaluating works of fiction..."[edit]

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  • 2013, Emily Morris, "Review: Pacific Rim and feminism", The Merionite (Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, Pennsylvania), Volume 85, Issue 1, 16 September 2013, page 8:
    The Mako Mori test, as it was deemed, can be passed if a movie has: 1) At least one female character, who 2) gets her own narrative arc, that is 3) not about supporting a man's story.
  • 2013, Ryan Syrek, "She Needed Her Space", The Reader, Volume 20, Number 35, 10 October 2013 - 16 October 2013, page 22:
    But what stood out most to me was how the film [Gravity] proves we need The Mako Mori Test.
  • 2014, Nicky Vaught, "The Bechdel test isn't enough", The Technician (North Carolina State Univeristy), 15 October 2014, page 4:
    [] and the Mako Mori test, which measures whether at least one female character has her own narrative arc that is not about supporting a man's.
  • 2015, Lani Gerbi, "The Bechdel Sword in the Stone", On Dit (Adelaide University), Volume 83, Issue 7, 15 July 2015, page 19:
    It [Run Lola Run] does pass the Mako Mori test though, because Lola is motivated by her boyfriend's safety, her actions do not always impact his story arc.
  • 2015, Charlotte Hann, "Feminist Fandom", Salient (Victoria University of Wellington), Volume 78, Issue 19, 17 August 2015, page 30:
    Below is just one take, and uses the established Bechdel and Mako Mori tests to assess whether a work is feminist/representative.