May 2 Make-up Class
The University has scheduled a make-up day to compensate for the days we lost to snow.
Our class will meet on Friday, May 2, 2014 at 11:30 AM in our usual classroom.
We will use our time as follows:
11:30-12:30 FINAL EXAM REVIEW
12:30-1:30 DISCUSSION OF WOMEN AND FILM
1:30-2:30 TIPS FOR YOUR FINAL PAPER/Q & A SESSION/WORKSHOP
Also, I should mention here that due to the pushing back of reading days to make space for the make-up classes, I've also decided to extend the deadline for the final paper to Monday, May 12, 2014.
Our final exam will take place at noon on Wednesday, May 7, in our usual classroom.
Below you will find the Final Exam Review Exercise that we will discuss in class.
The University has scheduled a make-up day to compensate for the days we lost to snow.
Our class will meet on Friday, May 2, 2014 at 11:30 AM in our usual classroom.
We will use our time as follows:
11:30-12:30 FINAL EXAM REVIEW
12:30-1:30 DISCUSSION OF WOMEN AND FILM
1:30-2:30 TIPS FOR YOUR FINAL PAPER/Q & A SESSION/WORKSHOP
Also, I should mention here that due to the pushing back of reading days to make space for the make-up classes, I've also decided to extend the deadline for the final paper to Monday, May 12, 2014.
Our final exam will take place at noon on Wednesday, May 7, in our usual classroom.
Below you will find the Final Exam Review Exercise that we will discuss in class.
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Women and Film
For our discussion of Women and Film, I'd like to ask each student in the class to choose and view one (or more) of the following films. As you view the film, please bear these questions in mind:
What are the influences on this film? (ie. 19th century novels, current events, other films?) Do the sources of influence seem the same or different to the sources of influence on most Hollywood films? Consider both auteur-directed films (ie. films by directors like Ang Lee) and Hollywood genre films (such as those produced and directed by Judd Apatow).
What, if any, details/events/points of view did you notice that you thought might not be in this film if it were not directed by a woman? (this is obviously a highly subjective question!)
Does this film seem to be trying to flip any particular gender conventions or to self-consciously remake a genre from a feminist or woman's point of view? (ie. The To Do List is quite clearly a feminist response to the genre of the frat boy comedy)
Does the film pass the Bechdel Test?
Recommended Films (please watch at least one, or as many as you have time for):
The Bling Ring (2013), Sofia Coppola
Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.
Enough Said (2013), Nicole Holofcener
Starring Julia Louis Dreyfus and James Gandolfini. A divorced woman who decides to pursue the man she's interested in learns he's her new friend's ex-husband.
The To-Do List (2013), Maggie Carey
Starring Aubrey Plaza. Feeling pressured to become more sexually experienced before she goes to college, Brandy Klark makes a list of things to accomplish before hitting campus in the fall.
The Punk Singer (2013), Sini Anderson
First-time filmmaker Sini Anderson provides Bikini Kill and Le Tigre frontwoman Kathleen Hanna a chance to look back on her much-mythologized career. Though suffering from advanced Lyme disease, the illness that forced her into early (possibly temporary) retirement, Hanna remains thoughtful and justifiably angry. Anderson's film reexamines the contributions of the much-maligned third-wave of feminism from the 1990s, exploring in particular the movement's open discussions of rape culture and the Riot Grrrl's introduction of feminist ideas to punk. Bonus: riveting footage from Hanna's raw, generation-defining performances in Olympia, Washington, where it all started.
Winter’s Bone (2010), Debra Granik, winner of the 2010 Sundance Grand Jury Prize
Starring Jennifer Lawrence. An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.
Pariah (2011), Dee Rees
A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
Your Sister’s Sister (2011), Lynn Shelton
Iris invites her friend Jack to stay at her family's island getaway after the death of his brother. At their remote cabin, Jack's drunken encounter with Hannah, Iris' sister, kicks off a revealing stretch of days.
Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Kathryn Bigelow
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May 2011.
Bright Star (2009), Jane Campion
Tells the story of the three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne near the end of his life.
Austenland (2013), Jerusha Hess
Obsessed with Pride and Prejudice, a woman travels to a Jane Austen theme park in search for her perfect gentleman.
Paradise (2013), Diablo Cody
After surviving a plane crash a young conservative woman suffers a crisis of faith.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012), Mira Nair
A young Pakistani man is chasing corporate success on Wall Street. He finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family's homeland.
Two Days in New York (2012), Julie Delpy
Manhattan couple Marion and Mingus (played by Delpy and Chris Rock), who each have children from prior relationships, find their comfortable family dynamic jostled by a visit from Marion's relatives.
Fish Tank (2009), Andrea Arnold
Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend (boyfriend played by Michael Fassbender, and Mia by Katie Jarvis).
The Last Mistress (2007), Catherine Breillat
Secrets, rumors and betrayals surround the upcoming marriage between a young dissolute man and virtuous woman of the French aristocracy.
The Gleaners and I (2001), Agnès Varda
An intimate, picaresque inquiry into French life as lived by the country's poor and its provident, as well as by the film's own director, Agnes Varda. The aesthetic, political and moral point of departure for Varda are gleaners, those individuals who pick at already-reaped fields for the odd potato, the leftover turnip.
Old Joy (2006), Kelly Reichardt
Two old pals reunite for a camping trip in Oregon's Cascade Mountains.
For our discussion of Women and Film, I'd like to ask each student in the class to choose and view one (or more) of the following films. As you view the film, please bear these questions in mind:
What are the influences on this film? (ie. 19th century novels, current events, other films?) Do the sources of influence seem the same or different to the sources of influence on most Hollywood films? Consider both auteur-directed films (ie. films by directors like Ang Lee) and Hollywood genre films (such as those produced and directed by Judd Apatow).
What, if any, details/events/points of view did you notice that you thought might not be in this film if it were not directed by a woman? (this is obviously a highly subjective question!)
Does this film seem to be trying to flip any particular gender conventions or to self-consciously remake a genre from a feminist or woman's point of view? (ie. The To Do List is quite clearly a feminist response to the genre of the frat boy comedy)
Does the film pass the Bechdel Test?
Recommended Films (please watch at least one, or as many as you have time for):
The Bling Ring (2013), Sofia Coppola
Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.
Enough Said (2013), Nicole Holofcener
Starring Julia Louis Dreyfus and James Gandolfini. A divorced woman who decides to pursue the man she's interested in learns he's her new friend's ex-husband.
The To-Do List (2013), Maggie Carey
Starring Aubrey Plaza. Feeling pressured to become more sexually experienced before she goes to college, Brandy Klark makes a list of things to accomplish before hitting campus in the fall.
The Punk Singer (2013), Sini Anderson
First-time filmmaker Sini Anderson provides Bikini Kill and Le Tigre frontwoman Kathleen Hanna a chance to look back on her much-mythologized career. Though suffering from advanced Lyme disease, the illness that forced her into early (possibly temporary) retirement, Hanna remains thoughtful and justifiably angry. Anderson's film reexamines the contributions of the much-maligned third-wave of feminism from the 1990s, exploring in particular the movement's open discussions of rape culture and the Riot Grrrl's introduction of feminist ideas to punk. Bonus: riveting footage from Hanna's raw, generation-defining performances in Olympia, Washington, where it all started.
Winter’s Bone (2010), Debra Granik, winner of the 2010 Sundance Grand Jury Prize
Starring Jennifer Lawrence. An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.
Pariah (2011), Dee Rees
A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
Your Sister’s Sister (2011), Lynn Shelton
Iris invites her friend Jack to stay at her family's island getaway after the death of his brother. At their remote cabin, Jack's drunken encounter with Hannah, Iris' sister, kicks off a revealing stretch of days.
Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Kathryn Bigelow
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May 2011.
Bright Star (2009), Jane Campion
Tells the story of the three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne near the end of his life.
Austenland (2013), Jerusha Hess
Obsessed with Pride and Prejudice, a woman travels to a Jane Austen theme park in search for her perfect gentleman.
Paradise (2013), Diablo Cody
After surviving a plane crash a young conservative woman suffers a crisis of faith.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012), Mira Nair
A young Pakistani man is chasing corporate success on Wall Street. He finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family's homeland.
Two Days in New York (2012), Julie Delpy
Manhattan couple Marion and Mingus (played by Delpy and Chris Rock), who each have children from prior relationships, find their comfortable family dynamic jostled by a visit from Marion's relatives.
Fish Tank (2009), Andrea Arnold
Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend (boyfriend played by Michael Fassbender, and Mia by Katie Jarvis).
The Last Mistress (2007), Catherine Breillat
Secrets, rumors and betrayals surround the upcoming marriage between a young dissolute man and virtuous woman of the French aristocracy.
The Gleaners and I (2001), Agnès Varda
An intimate, picaresque inquiry into French life as lived by the country's poor and its provident, as well as by the film's own director, Agnes Varda. The aesthetic, political and moral point of departure for Varda are gleaners, those individuals who pick at already-reaped fields for the odd potato, the leftover turnip.
Old Joy (2006), Kelly Reichardt
Two old pals reunite for a camping trip in Oregon's Cascade Mountains.
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