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| Course M, 2:30-5:20 W, 2:30-4:20 Thomson 125 |
| Instructor K. Gillis-Bridges Padelford A305 543-4892 MW, 1:00-2:20 |
| Page last updated 11/27/02 |
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| Finals
| Date | Activity | Reading | Due |
| 9/30 | Course introduction
Screening: How Men Propose (Weber, 1913), Making an American Citizen (Guy Blachè, 1912), Matrimony’s Speed Limit (Guy Blachè, 1913), The Blot (Weber, 1921) |
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| 10/1 | Posting on Guy Blaché and Weber films due by 10:00 p.m. | ||
| 10/2
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Discuss films of Alice Guy Blaché and Lois Weber | Acker, “Introduction: The Feminization of Filmmaking,” 1-10; Rich, “In the Name of Feminist Film Criticism,” 11-21; Acker, “Alice Guy Blaché,” and “Lois Weber,” 22-31; Harrison, “Studio Saunterings,” 32-36; Guy Blaché, “Woman’s Place in Photoplay Production,” 37-39; Parchesky, “Lois Weber’s The Blot,” 40-60 | |
| 10/7 | Follow-up discussion
of Weber and Guy
Blaché films Screening: Christopher Strong (Arzner, 1933) and Craig’s Wife (Arzner, 1936) |
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| 10/8 | Posting on Arzner films due by 10:00 p.m. | ||
| 10/9
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Discuss Christopher Strong and Craig's Wife | Acker, “Dorothy Arzner,” 61-67; Johnston, “Dorothy Arzner: Critical Strategies,” 68-72; Mayne, “Odd Couples,” 73-82 | |
| 10/14 |
Screening: Not Wanted (Lupino, 1949) Optional research skills workshop in Mary Gates 082 |
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| 10/15 |
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Posting on Lupino films due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 10/16 [Top] |
Discuss Not Wanted and view/discuss clips from The Hitch-Hiker (Lupino, 1953) | Kuhn, “Intestinal Fortitude,” 83-88; Waldman, “Not Wanted,”
89-102 |
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| 10/21 |
Midterm Exam Screening: Maedchen in Uniform (Sagan, 1931) and clips from Olympia, Parts I and II (Riefenstahl, 1936-1938) and Triumph of the Will (Riefenstahl, 1934) |
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| 10/22 |
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Posting on Maedchen in Uniform and Riefenstahl clips due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 10/23 [Top] |
Discuss Maedchen in Uniform and Riefenstahl clips | |
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| 10/28 |
Midterm exams returned and discussed Screening: Marianne and Juliane (Von Trotta, 1981) |
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| 10/29 |
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Posting on Marianne and Juliane due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 10/30 |
Discuss Marianne and Juliane |
Acker, “Margarethe Von Trotta,” 157-161; Byg, “German History
and Cinematic Convention,” 162-168; Linville, “Retrieving History,” 169-181 |
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| 11/1 [Top] |
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Assignment Option due via Word for PC email attachment or in hard copy
at Padelford A305 by 4:00 p.m. |
| 11/4 |
Follow-up discussion of Marianne and Juliane Screening: Cléo de 5 à 7 (Varda, 1962) |
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| 11/5 |
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Posting on Cléo de 5 à 7 due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 11/6
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Discuss Cléo de 5 à 7 | Acker, “Agnes Varda,” 182-186; Flitterman-Lewis, “Varda in Context”
and “From Déesse to Idée,” 187-205 |
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| 11/8 [Top] |
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Optional Second Posting on Cléo de 5 à 7 due by 5:00 p.m. (optional) |
| 11/11 |
Veteran's Day Holiday |
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| 11/13 |
Screening and discussion of Hollywood filmmakers Kathryn Bigelow
and Amy Heckerling, with clips from Clueless (Heckerling, 1995), and Blue Steel (Bigelow,1990) |
Lane, “From The Loveless to Point Break,” 206-224;
Wald, “Clueless in the Neocolonial World Order,” 225-234 |
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| 11/15 [Top] |
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Posting on Bigelow and Heckerling clips due by 5:00 p.m. |
| 11/18 |
Screening of Experimental Filmmakers: Meshes of the Afternoon (Deren, 1943), A Study in Choreography
for Camera (Deren, 1945), Ritual in Transfigured
Time (Deren, 1946), Sink or Swim (Friedrich, 1990), and clips from Film About a Woman
Who . . . (Rainer, 1974) |
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| 11/19 |
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Posting on Deren, Friedrich, and Rainer films due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 11/20
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Discuss films of Deren, Friedrich, and Rainer |
Rabinovitz, “Maya Deren and an American Avant-garde Cinema,” 235-252;
Friedrich, Script for Sink or Swim, 253-261; Green, “Film About a Woman Who . . .,” Electronic Reserve |
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| 11/22 [Top] |
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Optional Second Posting on Deren, Friedrich, and Rainer films due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 11/25 |
Screening: Illusions (Dash, 1982), Daughters of the
Dust (Dash, 1991) |
Hartman and Griffin, “Are You as Colored as That Negro?,” 283-295;
Bobo, “Daughters of the Dust,” 296-313 |
Assignment Option due via Word for PC email attachment or in hard copy at Padelford A305 by 9:00 p.m. |
| 11/26 |
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Posting on Illusions and Daughters of the Dust due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 11/27 [Top] |
Class canceled |
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| 12/2 |
Discuss Illusions and Daughters of the Dust Screening:The Watermelon Woman (Dunye, 1996) |
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| 12/3 |
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Posting on The Watermelon Woman due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 12/4 |
Discuss The Watermelon Woman Course evaluation |
Sullivan, “Chasing Fae,” 314-326; hooks, “The Oppositional Gaze,”
327-340 |
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| 12/6 [Top] |
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Optional Second Posting on The Watermelon Woman due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 12/9 |
Screening and discussion: Boys Don’t Cry (Peirce, 1999) | The Boys Don’t Cry Debate: Aaron, “Pass/Fail,” 341-345; Pidduck, “Risk and Queer Spectatorship,” 346-351; White, “Girls Still Cry,” 352-356; Halberstam, “The Transgender Gaze in Boys Don’t Cry,” 357-361; Henderson, “The Class Character of Boys Don’t Cry,” 362-366 | |
| 12/10 |
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Posting on Boys Don't Cry due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 12/11 [Top] |
Continue discussion of Boys Don’t Cry Course wrap-up Final Exam |
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| 12/16 [Top] |
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Assignment Option due via Word for PC email attachment or in hard copy at Padelford A305 by 4:30 p.m. |