GWS 560: Feminist Theories Humanities, CRN 41054
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Gill, Pat.
Tues 5 - 6:50
Addresses major areas of theoretical debate or interest in the broad topic
of “Feminist Media Studies” and looks in depth at a number of theoretical
issues which define it. Develops an understanding of historical,
psychoanalytic, interpretive, and social scientific approaches to the
study of film and television texts, their reception, and their production.
Readings are extensive and directed toward illustrating the range of
theoretical and empirical approaches applied to addressing questions of
central interest in the field. Viewings will emphasize some lesser-known
historical texts central to theoretical debates in the field. Viewings and
readings are focused on “popular” film and television.