Mulvey & Hitchcock
Video and slides for Christina Hendricks’ lecture on Laura Mulvey’s “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema,” and Jason Lieblang’s lecture on Hitchcock’s Vertigo, February 2016.
Oppressed majority
Hi guys, so on Wednesday during the talk I had with my group for the presentation I remembered this short film I saw 2 years ago about what the world would look like if men were the oppressed/ sexualized gender in society. I’ll leave it to you to make your own idea and interpretation of […]
Ways of Femininity
In the novel Ways of Seeing, John Berger says that the expressions of the two women below are similar- and they are indeed similar. But does that necessarily mean that both images are a representation of offering up their femininity? I agree somewhat with Berger on the idea that their expressions looks similar, but to say […]
Sexual Objectification
When you look at yourself in the mirror every morning, think about who you’re looking at. You’re looking at you, a person with unique talents, thoughts, feelings, ideas, and so on. The issue with modern advertising is that sexually charged ads often take the “people” aspect out of the people they use to advertise their products. […]
A female Prospero?
The lack of female presence in The Tempest is depressing from a feminist perspective, considering that the only two females do not shed positive light on their gender. Miranda is passive and rarely makes a real contribution to the play, … Continue reading →
The Lone Woman
Seeing as how only one woman actually appears onstage, The Tempest cant exactly be classified as a progressive feminist work. Miranda—the token female character—is, for most of the play, very passive. Due to the fact that she has been stuck … Continue reading →
Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
Video of lecture by Jill Fellows for the “Remake/Remodel” theme
girls girls boys
I remember in psychology class back in high school, we learnt about the education of children and the way advertisements and commercials affect children and their perception of who they are and what is acceptable in society. Why is this … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Video of lecture by Jill Fellows for the “Remake/Remodel” theme
Thomas Paine, Rights of Man
Video and Powerpoint of lecture by Christina Hendricks for the “Remake/Remodel” theme