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Course
M-TH, 12:00-2:10
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Instructor
K. Gillis-Bridges
Padelford A305
543-4892
MW, 11:00-11:50
and by appointment

Page last updated
7/17/03

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 Sample Essays
  • Sample Comparative Essays from Fall 2002 Women Filmmakers Course (Links will open in a new browser window.  To return to this page, close the new browser window.)
    • Becoming
      A comparison of the transformations undergone by Cleo and Cher in Agnes Varda's Cleo from 5 to 7 and Amy Heckerling's Clueless.  The writer argues that the characters become less self-obsessed, but become the objects of the male gaze.
    • A Comparison and Contrast of Endings in Cleo from 5 to 7 and Blue Steel
      An examination of how narrative, sound, and shots function to mark       "a deliberate and dynamic shift in the female lead’s concept of self" in both films.
    • Deconstruction of Gender Roles in Blue Steel and Clueless
      An analysis of how both films deconstruct gender roles.  While the paper concentrates on female gender roles, it contains a brief examination of male roles in each film.
    • Constructing and Deconstructing Historical Truth
      An investigation of how The Watermelon Woman and Boys Don't Cry reveal history as a construct.  The writer uses Dunye's film as a lens to critique Peirce's film, but notes that a film like Peirce's may reach and impact a wider audience.