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

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enerally based on sociological

theory

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unction of women characters in film

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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

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xplore notions of difference

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ngage in dialogue about differences

among women

Explore various methodologies and

umbrellas under the umbrella of feminist

theory

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tudy the multiplicity of methods and

intended effects that influence of the

development of films

TODAY

TODAY

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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