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May 14, 2024
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RUST113 PO - Women in Soviet FilmWhen Offered: Last offered spring 2020.
Instructor(s): R. Jensen
Credit: 1
What did the Soviet woman look like? This course explores the shifting representation of women in films across the twentieth century. The Russian Revolution of 1917 promised a radical restructuring of society that would ensure gender equality. How was this new woman represented on the silver screen? What roles were imagined for women in this new society that was often portrayed as highly ‘masculine?’ How did the changing political situation influence depictions of women in these films? We will explore representations of women as revolutionaries, mothers, war heroes, workers, and muses. In addition to attending to the representation of women on screen, we will also examine the role of women behind the scenes in the Soviet film industry as editors and filmmakers. To explore how this ‘new woman’ was theorized, constructed, and represented through the new medium of film, we will read a range of texts, including: primary sources that shaped the discourse around gender, sexuality, and feminism in the Soviet Union; film theory; as well as film criticism.
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 1; Speaking Intensive
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