Mulvey

One recent Hollywood film of your choosing
Required Clips:
Maya Deren
Carolee Schneemann
Andrea Fraser
Jack Smith
Yoko Ono
Stephen Elliot
Andy Warhol
Kenneth Anger
Eleanor Antin
Barbara Hammer
Linda Montano
Hannah Wilke
Nancy Angelo
Martha Rosler
Valie Export
Lynda Benglis
Jennie Livingston
Required
Readings
:
Laura Mulvey, Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema,
Linda Nochlin, Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?
Judith Butler, Gender Performativity and Melancholia in Paris is Burning and Angels
in America
A.O. Scott, Hollywood’s Year of Heroine Worship
Part I:
Craft
a
n essay
response to the following
prompt:
Compare
and contrast
gender
depictions in the
old versus
new
full
–
length
Hollywood films
that you screened
this
week
.
Make sure to comp
are depictions of men and women. Foc
us on physical
appearance, gender roles, and character roles
in the
larger development of the plot.
Your analysis should be precise and detailed
€“
use specific examples to support your
argument!
Part II:
Answer the following questions:
1.
How did Linda Nochlin
‘
s essay

Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists

influence art & film? How did it shift the conversation about the depiction of
women in film
and art
?
Choose one of the required
clips
from the list above
to
support your argument
.
Blog requirements:
Your blog post should be
approximately 500
–
750
words, or
2
–
3
double
–
spaced, typed
pages, excluding references or footnotes.
You must use Times New Roman (or Times),
12 pt. font.
You must include at least 1 illustration with caption inf
ormation for films
discussed in
your post. (Please note these imag
es do not count toward the 2
–
3
page
length requirement.) If you are unsure of
ho
w to craft a strong written response
, or
have questions, please don’t hesitate to ask for guidance. You may also refer to the
guidelines and tips found on the Blackboard site.
Completed assignments must be
posted to Blackboard by Saturday,
February 22
,
2014 before 5:00pm.
Be sure to post on time
€“
late posts will be penalized 1 full
grade for each day they are late. It is your responsibility to double check that your blog
posted correctly to Blackboard.
Good Luck!