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

a. Strengthen students’ ability to read and discuss film texts.
b. Develop students’ ability to write about film.
b. Give students a more advanced understanding of film making.
c. Develop students’ awareness of the inter-relation between gender and
film texts.
d. 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,
Mascelli, Joseph. The Five “C”s of Cinematography
Corrigan, Timothy. A Short Guide to Writing About Film, 4th ed., Pearson Longman, 2004.
Films: Kathryn Bigelow: K-19: Widowmaker (2002)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Jane Campion: The Piano (1993)
In the Cut (2003)
Bright Star (2009)
Sofia Coppola: The Virgin Suicides (1999)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Marie Antoinette (2006)
The Bling Ring (2013)
Nora Ephron: Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
You’ve Got Mail (1998)
Julie & Julia (2009)
Jodie Foster: The Beaver (2011)
Money Monster (2016)
Debra Granik: Down to the Bone (2004)
Winter Bone (2010)
Catherine Hardwicke: Thirteen (2003)
Twilight (2008)
Red Riding Hood (2011)
Miss Yiu Already (2015)
Courtney Hunt: Frozen River ((2008)
Nancy Meyers: What Women Want (2000)
The Holiday (2006)
The Intern (2015)
Kimberly Peirce: Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
Stop Loss (2008)
Carrie (2013)
Kelly Reichardt: Wendy and Lucy (2009)
Night Moves (2013)
Certain Women (2016)
Lone Scherfig: An Education (2009)
One Day (2011)
Their Finest (2016)
The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
Thea Sharrock: Me Before You (2016)
Julie Taymor: Frida (2002)
Across the Universe (2007)

Giannetti, Louis. Understanding Movies,
Mascelli, Joseph. The Five “C”s of Cinematography
Corrigan, Timothy. A Short Guide to Writing About Film, 4th ed., Pearson Longman, 2004.
Films: Kathryn Bigelow: K-19: Widowmaker (2002)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Jane Campion: The Piano (1993)
In the Cut (2003)
Bright Star (2009)
Sofia Coppola: The Virgin Suicides (1999)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Marie Antoinette (2006)
The Bling Ring (2013)
Nora Ephron: Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
You’ve Got Mail (1998)
Julie & Julia (2009)
Jodie Foster: The Beaver (2011)
Money Monster (2016)
Debra Granik: Down to the Bone (2004)
Winter Bone (2010)
Catherine Hardwicke: Thirteen (2003)
Twilight (2008)
Red Riding Hood (2011)
Miss Yiu Already (2015)
Courtney Hunt: Frozen River ((2008)
Nancy Meyers: What Women Want (2000)
The Holiday (2006)
The Intern (2015)
Kimberly Peirce: Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
Stop Loss (2008)
Carrie (2013)
Kelly Reichardt: Wendy and Lucy (2009)
Night Moves (2013)
Certain Women (2016)
Lone Scherfig: An Education (2009)
One Day (2011)
Their Finest (2016)
The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
Thea Sharrock: Me Before You (2016)
Julie Taymor: Frida (2002)
Across the Universe (2007)