WOMEN AND FILM (FM2092)

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Attempts to understand Hollywood's ambiguous attitude toward women during and after the studio system. What do roles played by women tell us about American culture and its fear of women? Also investigates women's roles in Fellini, Antonioni, Godard, and Truffaut, and the female image presented on the screen by directors such as Jane Campion, Diane Kurys, and Agnes Varda.

Code: 
FM2092
Name: 
WOMEN AND FILM
Discipline: 
FM (Film)
Type: 
CCI
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will demonstrate an understanding of cultural and industrial conditions in relation to gender and its reception as cultural product.
  2. Students will develop a strong understanding of the works of major international filmmakers across time periods and contexts.
  3. Students will sharpen their close analysis kills in unpacking the film language used and how those aesthetic choices express and challenge ideas.
  4. Students will strengthen their curatorial and oral presentation skills in presenting the work of a single director.
  5. Local and Global Perspectives: Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate. (CCI LO1)
  6. Aesthetic Inquiry and Creative Expression: Students will engage with artistic or creative objects (e.g., visual art, theatrical works, film) in different media and from a range of cultural traditions. (CCI LO2)
  7. Exploring and Engaging Difference: Students will think critically about cultural and social difference; they will identify and understand power structures that determine hierarchies and inequalities that can relate to race, ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion, or class. (CCI LO3)

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Fall 2023 FM2092 WOMEN AND FILM
Fall 2024 FM2092 WOMEN AND FILM

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