Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2011-2012
FSEM 137 - WOMEN FILMING WOMEN
Long Title: WOMEN FILMING WOMEN: FRENCH WOMEN DIRECTORS 1970 - PRESENT
Department: Humanities Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course explores contemporary strategies for developing distinctly female cinematic voices and gazes, including Varda's cinematic language, Dura's use of silence, and Djebar's lyricism, Films by Akerman, Benguigui, Denis, Kurys, and Serreau illustrate other approaches; readings provide theoretical underpinnings to notions of the gaze and the role of the spectator. This course is limited to first-year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: FREN 137.