FILM 8 - Women and Film

    Recent Professors
    D. Browning
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B
    Description
    This course examines the intersections of gender, race, class, and sexuality in American and/or international film using critical and historical perspectives. Surveys the economic, historical, and social influences upon these representations from early cinema to the present, focusing on both images of women onscreen and influences of women behind the scenes. Analyzes women's filmmaking, images of masculinity, the male gaze, and various "screen sexualities" and other representations of women. Introduces a variety of film theories and analytical perspectives. (A, CSU, UC, Cal-GETC)
    Usually Held
    Thu 12:30pm–3:20pm, Tue 2:00pm–4:50pm