MEDS 123 - Women on the Italian Screen

0.5 unit(s)

(Same as ITAL 123 and WFQS 123) This six week course takes a close look at the representation of women in some of the most iconic examples of Italian cinema. From La dolce vita to La vita è bella this course puts gender theory in dialogue with media studies to consider the ways the art form interacts with and reflects changing attitudes towards women and female sexuality. Each week is devoted to a different historical moment as we move from the early divas of silent cinema, to contemporary films like those of the Rohrwacher sisters whose directing and acting work interrogates the categories of both Italian and woman. No knowledge of Italian is necessary to take this course.

Second six-week course.

Two 75-minute periods accompanied by film screenings.

Not offered in 2023/24.

Course Format: CLS