WGSS 346 - Female Gaze: Picturing Abuse in the Media

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Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

This course offers an opportunity to examine the ways women's relationships and experiences are pictured in the media. The goal of this class is to help build alternative frames of reference to those currently common in the classic cinema repertoire, TV advertising, and the nightly news. The course combines formal lectures with screenings and discussions of current and classic media from around the world. We screen more than a dozen independent short films by women about women's issues introducing students to diverse constructions of masculinity, femininity, romance, and violence. We examine how shooting and editing techniques affect the meaning of the documentary and manipulate viewers' beliefs.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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