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| Course M-TH, 12:00-2:10 More 225 |
| Instructor K. Gillis-Bridges Padelford A305 543-4892 MW, 11:00-11:50 and by appointment |
| Page last updated 7/14/03 |
| Date | Activity | Reading | Due |
| 6/23 | Course
introduction Screening: The Blot (Weber, 1921) |
Posting on The Blot due by 10:00 p.m. | |
| 6/24 | Screening: How Men Propose (Weber, 1913) and Matrimony’s
Speed Limit (Guy
Blachè,
1913) Discuss films of Alice Guy Blaché and Lois Weber |
Giannetti, 1-22; Parchesky, “Lois Weber’s The Blot,” 1-26 (P) | Optional response posting due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 6/25
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Screening and discussion: Christopher Strong (Arzner, 1933) | Giannetti, 43-65, 311-332 | Posting on Christopher Strong due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 6/26 | Discuss Christopher Strong | Johnston, “Dorothy Arzner: Critical Strategies,” 27-31 (P); Mayne, “Odd Couples,” 32-37 (P) | |
| 6/27 [Top] |
Take-home midterm due by noon in hard copy at Padelford A305 or via E-Submit | ||
| 6/30 | Screening
and discussion: Maedchen
in Uniform (Sagan, 1931) |
Giannetti, 66-89 | Posting on Maedchen in Uniform due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 7/1 | Discuss Maedchen in Uniform Student Presentations |
Rich, “From Repressive Tolerance to Erotic Liberation,” 38-56 (P) | Student Presentations |
| 7/2 | Screening and discussion: Not Wanted (Lupino, 1949) | Giannetti, 333-361, 393-405 | Posting on Not Wanted due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 7/3 [Top] |
Screening: Meshes of the
Afternoon (Deren, 1943) Discuss Not Wanted and Meshes of the Afternoon Student Presentations |
Waldman, “Not Wanted,” 57-70 (P); Rabinovitz, “Maya Deren and an American Avant-garde Cinema,” 71-82 (P) | Student Presentations Optional response posting due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 7/7 |
Screening and discussion: Marianne and
Juliane (Von
Trotta,
1981) |
Giannetti, 133-154, 168-180 | Posting on Marianne and Juliane due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 7/8 |
Discuss Marianne and Juliane Student Presentations |
Linville, “Retrieving History,” 83-95 (P) | Student Presentations |
| 7/9 |
Screening and discussion: Cléo de 5 à 7 (Varda, 1962) | Giannetti, 112-132 |
Posting on Cléo de 5 à 7 due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 7/10 |
Discuss Cléo de 5 à 7 Student Presentations |
Flitterman-Lewis, “From Déesse to Idée,” 96-104 (P) | Student Presentations |
| 7/11 [Top] |
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Essay 1 due by noon in hard copy at Padelford A305 or via E-Submit |
| 7/14 |
Screening
and discussion: Blue
Steel (Bigelow,1990) |
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Posting on Blue Steel due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 7/15 |
Discuss Blue Steel and
women in Hollywood |
Kaplan, “Dirty Harriet/Blue Steel,” 105-115 (P) | |
| 7/16 |
Screening and discussion:The Watermelon Woman (Dunye, 1996) | Sullivan, “Chasing Fae,” 116-128 (P) | Posting on The Watermelon Woman due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 7/17 |
Screening: Illusions (Dash, 1982) Discuss Illusions and The Watermelon Woman |
Giannetti, 207-226; hooks, “The Oppositional Gaze,” 129-142 (P); Foster, “Julie Dash,” 143-145 (P) | Optional response posting due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 7/18-7/20 [Top] |
Screen on own: Boys Don’t Cry (Peirce, 1999) | |
Postings on Boys Don't Cry and film connections due by
10:00 p.m. on 7/20 |
| 7/21 |
Discuss Boys Don't Cry Course wrap-up and evaluation |
The Boys Don’t Cry Debate: Aaron, “Pass/Fail,” 146-150 (P); Pidduck, “Risk and Queer Spectatorship,” 151-156 (P); White, “Girls Still Cry,” 157-161 (P); Halberstam, “The Transgender Gaze in Boys Don’t Cry,” 162-166 (P) | |
| 7/22 |
Class cancelled for essay conferences | |
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| 7/23 [Top] |
Class cancelled | Essay 2 due by noon in hard copy at Padelford A305 or via E-Submit |