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FEMINIST THEORY
Vanessa Griffith
Alyssa Heimrich
Maren Janssen
Marc Nappi
Joseph Walker
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I
nfluenced by second
wave feminism (early
1960s- late 1990s)
U
sed cues from new
theories to analyze film
HISTORY
- Majorie Rosen
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THE ANALYSIS
F
ocuses on women’s roles in film as
a direct reflection of society’s view
of women.
W
ants women to be taken serious on
screen and not just “eye candy”
F
elt that the roles of women in film
would have a negative impact on
female viewers- Molly Haskel
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E
arly 1970s
G
enerally based on sociological
theory
F
unction of women characters in film
S
tereotypes within society
I
ntegrated theory based on:• Psychoanalysis• Semiotics• Marxism
E
ventually picked up within
American scholarly community
FEMINISM AROUND THE WORLD
United States England
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E
xplore notions of difference
E
ngage in dialogue about differences
among women
Explore various methodologies and
umbrellas under the umbrella of feminist
theory
S
tudy the multiplicity of methods and
intended effects that influence of the
development of films
TODAY
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TODAY
T
ake into account Global Perspectives
R
espond to post-colonialist criticism
I
ncreased focus to:• Disparate feminisms• Nationalisms• Media in various locations • Class, racial, and ethnic
groups
F
inally getting their break as
independent and educated
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C
arol J. Clover
M
olly Haskell
D
ai Jinhua
C
laire Johnston
T
eresa de Lauretis
NOTABLE FIGURES
L
aura Mulvey
G
riselda Pollock
B
. Ruby Rich
K
aja Silverman
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M
ajorie RosenPopcorn Venus: Women, Movies, and the American Dream (1973)
M
olly Haskell:From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in Movies (1974)
NOTABLE WORKS
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