FILM 1701 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Catherine Hardwicke, Michael Curtiz, Jane Austen
30 Mar 2016
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Genres re-emerge in tandem with particular social, historical, or political cycles. Social or cultural transition -> sci-fi, horror, film noir. Maternal melodrama: revolves around the figure of the mother , who is either revered as a paragon of selfless maternal devotion, or reviled as the opposite. They arise more frequently with the context of a feminist backlash: a period of moral conservatism and misogyny following periods of feminine power. According to ann kaplain, this ideology focused closely on the relationship between mothers and children - and the mother"s role as nurturer. Bourgeoise - men head of society - hunter/gathering/farming to business, finance, entrepreneur (white collar professions) Bourgeoise women in the home, contributors of society based on children. Post-agrarian period literature: rise of the middle-class + industrialism + The stepmother is then removed from the story, or is punished in some way that humiliates or disempowers her: they are sexual.
