FDT 225 - Female Narration: Race and Gender in Women's Films

Institution:

Chatham University

Subject:

Description:

This course looks predominantly at films directed by women who have worked out strategies for feminist film practice. The course will focus on the relationship between representations of women and the socio-political structures in which women live. It will also focus on the need for women, if they wish to affect perception of self and other, us and them, to take up the means of production. Exposing the sexual strategems in various contemporary societies permits women filmamakers to recreate the world in their own image. Study of traditional portrayals of women will support understanding of the differnces between subject and object postition. Negotiating these often conflicting spaces allows students to comprehend the multiple mediations that structure a critical consciousness. Such awareness allows questions of responsibilty in a world of diverse values and perspectives. The course is organized as a reading, viewing, and lecture, experience.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

FDT225

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2008 - 08/31/2010 

Institution Website:

www.chatham.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 365-1100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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