Course Objectives: a. Strengthen students’ ability to read and discuss film texts. b. Give students a more advanced understanding of gender theories. c. Develop students’ awareness of the inter-relation between culture and film texts. d. Develop students’ problem-finding, problem-solving skills, and independent research skills.

Corrigan, Timothy. A Short Guide to Writing About Film, 4th ed., Pearson Longman, 2004.
Giannetti, Louis. Understanding Movies, 11th ed.
Mascelli, Joseph. The Five “C”s of Cinematography
Internet:
Women in Cinema: A Reference Guild
Female Directors and their Movies

Films: Kathryn Bigelow: The Hurt Locker
Sofia Coppola: Marie Antoinette (2006)
Jane Campion: The Piano (1993)
Ann Hui: The Way We Are
Kimberly Peirce: Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
Kelly Reichardt: Wendy and Lucy (2009)
Lone Scherfiig: An Education
Julie Taymor: Frida (2002)