Choose ONE or TWO of the films listed in the modules — could be films we screened, films assigned that we saw clips of in class or films that are listed as “optional” – during the first part of the quarter (Week 1 – 5) and analyze or compare/contrast the ways in which gender, gender identity or gender expression is dramatized or represented in the film’s story (content) and approach (form). What type of limits or freedoms are created for the main character(s) by their gender and/or gender expression? Be sure to use ideas from at least ONE of the assigned theory essays to frame your analysis. Your analysis MUST include detailed descriptions at least two moments in the film that illustrate your ideas.
(I encourage you to use any of your discussion forum writings as a starting point for the paper.)
[3-4 pages/750-1000 words] Submit as PDF film, type in 12 pt, double-spaced, Times New Roman (or similar font). Be sure to proofread your paper for grammatical, typographic and spelling errors. (Points will be deducted for these errors and for run-on sentences.) Use proper Chicago Style citation format Download Chicago Style citation format and footnote any ideas that are not your own.
I put one of the assigned theory essays in the file.
The films listed in the modules are:
Blue is the Warmest Color
Vertigo
Rear Window
Home of the Brave
Barbie
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
Raise the Red Lantern
Wadija
The Rider
Brokeback Mountain
The Searchers
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