WOMGEN 1245 - Virgins, Vamps, and Camp: Gender and Sexuality in Classical Hollywood Cinema

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Harvard University

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Description:

From the 1930s-1960s, the Hollywood studio system dominated cinema worldwide and with it images of and discourse on sex, gender, and sexuality. Through critical analysis of classics such as Gilda, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Johnny Guitar, Morocco, Pillow Talk, and Psycho, we will investigate Hollywood's role in constructing, negotiating, and occasionally transgressing norms of identity, behavior, and desire. Taught from a cinema/cultural studies perspective, and incorporating topics and texts integral to feminist and queer film theory.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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