WRIT 125P 10 - The Maternal in Film

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Wellesley College

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Wood (The Writing Program) Film theorist MaryAnn Doane observes that ?in Western culture, there is something obvious about the maternal, which has no counterpart in the paternal?-and whatever it is that is obvio us about motherhood is represented and played out in countless films. In this course, we will test Doane's claim, examining multiple versions of ?the mother? in Hollywood cinema, both classic and contemporary. Among the mo-therly archetypes we will consider are: the self-sacrificing mother of '40s melodrama, the monstrous mother of the '50s, women-who-could-never-be-mot hers of fil m noir, the absent mother of the '80s and '90s, and (possibly), as we investigate race and immigration issues, mother as ?other.? Writing assignments will ask students to analyze films using the techniques of film analysis to be taught in the course. A third class session each week will be devoted to technical aspects of writing, and an additional research and computing lab will be led by Clapp Library staff. The course will provide extra academic support to students who desire intensive preparation for the demands of writing at the college level. Registration in this section is restricted to students selected for the Wellesley Plus Program. Mandatory cre-dit /noncredit. Prerequisite: None Distribution: None Semester: Fall U

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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