Essays Tagged: "Feminist film theory"

Social Construction: Gender Differences

obs, yet they still don't make enough money as many men do. Provided that there have been countless feminist movements, beginning decades ago and continuing to this day, questioning of power distribut ...

(3 pages) 68 0 3.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Feminist Film Theory: Legally Blonde

Christine LeeReel Research: Screen and Scholarship3/11/2012Legally Blonde: Feminist Film TheoryFeminism is a movement that has had a great impact in the world of film, and how ... how we interpret it. During the second wave of feminism that occurred throughout the United States, feminist scholars began developing and applying more theories, that arose during this movement, to t ... the way they analyzed film. The various tactics and topics that are contained under the umbrella of feminist film theory are, but not limited to, sexism, female stereotypes, and gender discrimination. ...

(8 pages) 3 0 0.0 Apr/2012

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Genre Study

Feminism vs Maculinity

king, and the way they perceive the world and themselves" (Gauntlett 2008).Cinema has been taken by feminists to be a cultural practice representing myths about women and femininity, as well as, men a ... , as well as, men and masculinity. Issues of gender representation and spectatorship are central to feminist film theory and criticism. Early feminist criticism was directed at stereotypes of women; m ...

(10 pages) 0 0 0.0 Jun/2014

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Genre Study