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