Radio/Tv/Film Authorship (321-0-21)

Topic

Women Directors

Instructors

Miriam B White

Meeting Info

Annie May Swift Hall 109: Mon, Wed 3:00PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

This class will focus on films directed by women that are about women artists, especially authors and painters. This includes such films as Greta Gerwig's Little Women, Julie Taymor's Frida, and Maria Schrader's She Said. By looking at films by women about women who create, the class will facilitate discussion about women's authorship as both the act of the director and the act of the characters whose story is being told. As a result, we will ponder what kinds of stories and images women author, and the power of telling stories about women who themselves focus on women (in this case, this embraces both the directors and the characters in the movie). We will approach the topic with generous boundaries and think about how and why women tell the stories they do. The class will have weekly screenings, and a day devoted to discussion of the film and class readings (which will all be available through Canvas).
Students in the class will each pick a film (including a film not screened in the class) to write about over the course of the quarter, and will have a chance to present their work to the class as a whole at some point during the quarter.

Class Materials (Required)

All materials will be available on Canvas

Class Attributes

Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area