Course Objectives:
a. Strengthen students’ ability to read and discuss film texts.
b. Develop students's ability to write about film.
c. Give students a more advanced understanding of film making.
d. Develop students’ awareness of the inter-relation between gender and
film texts.
e. Develop students’independent research skills.

Course Objectives:
a. Strengthen students’ ability to read and discuss film texts.
b. Develop students' ability to write about film.
c. Give students a more advanced understanding of film making.
d. Develop students’ awareness of the inter-relation between gender and
film texts.
e. Develop students’ independent research skills.

Feminist film has become the focus for much creative and critical work as women filmmakers have sought ways to represent experiences that had not previously been part of the filmic or cultural conversation. This course examines the work of women directors and the representation of women in their works. Central concerns of the course include the relation between women cinema and gender film studies; the connection of film form to the representation or expression of identity and desire; and a greater understanding of the influence of psychoanalysis on female film work.

Feminist film has become the focus for much creative and critical work as women filmmakers have sought ways to represent experiences that had not previously been part of the film or cultural conversation. This course examines the work of women directors and the representation of women in their works. Central concerns of the course include the relationship between women cinema and gender film studies; the connection of film form to the representation or expression of identity and desire; and a greater understanding of the influence of psychology analysis on female film work.

Giannetti, Louis. Understanding Movies, 11th ed.,
Corrigan, Timothy. A Short Guide to Writing About Film, 4th ed., Pearson Longman, 2004.


Course Materials:
1. Films: Sofia Coppola: Marie Antoinette (2006)
Jane Campion: The Piano (1993)
Catherine Hardwicke: Thirteen (2000)
Nancy Mayers: What Women Want (2000)
Kimberly Peirce: Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
Sally Potter: The Man Who Cried (2001)
Kelly Reichardt: Wendy and Lucy (2009)
Julie Taymor: Frida (2002)

Giannetti, Louis. Understanding Movies, 11th ed.,
Corrigan, Timothy. A Short Guide to Writing About Film, 4th ed., Pearson Longman, 2004.


Course Materials:
1. Films: Sofia Coppola: Marie Antoinette (2006)
Jane Campion: The Piano (1993)
Catherine Hardwicke: Thirteen (2000)
Nancy Mayers: What Women Want (2000)
Kimberly Peirce: Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
Sally Potter: The Man Who Cried (2001)
Kelly Reichardt: Wendy and Lucy (2009)
Julie Taymor: Frida (2002)