GERM 1171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Katja Von Garnier, Laura Mulvey, Narratology
GERM 1171
4/17/18
Week 13
Agenda:
• Some Thoughts on Gender Roles
• Film and Sexism;
• Film and Feminism / Women’s Lib
• Story vs. Plot / Narratology
• “Bandits” dir. by Katja von Garnier (1998)
• Discussion
General GOALS of the women’s movement?
• Men/women are/behave/think/feel different? YES
o Because their biological make-up is different?
o Because they have been socialized differently in family, peer groups,
school, media, etc.?
• Men and women should be equal before the law? YES
• Women/men, girls/boys are treated equally (Or better? Or worse?) in our
society? NO
Right to work, vote, sexist prejudices, equality, education, maternity leave, pro choice
vs pro life, domestic violence, rape, LGBTQ, childcare
What does FILM (making/watching) have to do with sexism or feminism?
Women in the U.S. MOVIE industry:
Up to the 1950s/early 1960s:
• Few women directors, no producers
• Feale characters: look good and not be heard
• Supporting roles: home maker, sexy vamp, damselle in distress, etc.
1970 feminist scholar and film critic Laura Mulvey: male gazes of the camera,
audience, and protagonist objectify female on screen as sex object. Some changes
came w/Doris Day, Katherine Hepburn, etc. in 1960s
Today:
• Some (but still few) women directors in Hollywood
• Female roles have broadened
• More sensitivity to gender issues including LGBTQ
• Adjustment to contemporary
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Document Summary
Agenda: some thoughts on gender roles, film and sexism, film and feminism / women"s lib, story vs. Yes: because their biological make-up is different, because they have been socialized differently in family, peer groups, Feale characters: look good and not be heard. Supporting roles: home maker, sexy vamp, damselle in distress, etc. Right to work, vote, sexist prejudices, equality, education, maternity leave, pro choice vs pro life, domestic violence, rape, lgbtq, childcare. 1970 feminist scholar and film critic laura mulvey: male gazes of the camera, audience, and protagonist objectify female on screen as sex object. Some changes came w/doris day, katherine hepburn, etc. in 1960s. Today: more sensitivity to gender issues including lgbtq, adjustment to contemporary. Some (but still few) women directors in hollywood. Women in german film: similar history of women in film, dir. : doris doerrie, margarethe von trotta, katja von ganier, caroline link,
