Do you like discussing film concepts? Talking about feminism and patriarchy? Or just watching movies? This is the class for you! Let’s unpack the idea of the Male-Gaze vs. Female Gaze through films. Through whose eyes are we viewing a story? Who is sexualized? Who is in power? How are these things demonstrated through the film-making? This class will be fairly straightforward- we’ll watch a movie or tv show that demonstrates the ideas of the Male or Female Gaze in film and discuss how we feel about it.
You’ll be expected to participate in discussion, and stay open to hearing a variety of thoughts and opinions. All perspectives are valid and encouraged in the space we create. I want to recognize the binary nature of this concept. Is there a non-binary Gaze? How do we define it and how it differentiates from these other ideas? What other types of Gazes in Film are there?
We’ll discuss it all.Mature Themes required
Outside Work- little to no outside work.