Students were expected to have watched the film by classtime.
SES # | TOPICS | FILMS | KEY DATES |
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1 |
Introduction: Feminist Film Theory and the Politics of Vision In class: Clips from Peeping Tom, Some Like It Hot, Mad Men. | Vertigo. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Paramount Picture, 1958. | |
2 | The Women's Film and Makeover Narratives | Now, Voyager. Directed by Irving Rapper. Warner Bros., 1942. | |
3 | Body Makeovers | The Devil Wears Prada. Directed by David Frankel. Twentieth Century Fox, 2006. | |
4 |
Body Genres and The Final Girl In class: Clips from Thelma and Louise, Terminator 2, Carrie. | Alien. Directed by Ridley Scott. Twentieth Century Fox, 1979. | |
5 |
Action Thrillers and the Rape Revenge Cycle In class: Clips from The Silence of the Lambs, Kill Bill 2. | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Directed by David Fincher. Columbia Pictures, 2012. | |
6 | Adolescent Bodies / Teen Sexuality | Thirteen. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2003. | |
7 | Extreme Body Mastery: Discipline and Surveillance | Black Swan. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2010. | |
8 |
Narratives of Pregnancy Related media: Teen Mom, Baby Mama, The Switch | Juno. Directed by Jason Reitman. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2007. | Submit final projects |
9 |
Narratives of Family and Questions of Sexualities Special Event: Women Take the Reel Film Festival | No films. | |
10 | Imperiled Masculinity, Monstrous Mothers, and At Risk Teens Related media: Spanglish, Ginger and Rosa | American Beauty. Directed by Sam Mendes. DreamWorks SKG, 1999. | Final papers due |
11 | Transgender Bodies | Boys Don't Cry. Directed by Kimberly Peirce. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1999. | |
12 | Unruly Bodies, Part One | Precious. Directed by Lee Daniels. Lionsgate, 2009. | |
13 | Unruly Bodies, Part Two | Bridesmaids. Directed by Paul Feig. Universal Pictures, 2011. | |
14 | Student Project Presentations |