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FILM 43.01 - Women Make Movies: Women and Film Authorship

This is a course guide for FILM 43.01.

Course description

Women have worked in the film industry since its very beginnings, yet it is a popular conception that this is a recent phenomenon. This course will examine how women participated in the mainstream American film industry from the 1890's to the present as producers, directors, writers, photographers, fashion designers, performers, and audiences. Concept about female authorship, as well as historical questions about the cultural, social, and industrial contexts for women's power in the industry, will be explored. Films made by prominent women producers, directors, and writers will be screened.

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Find more resources at Film Studies: Women on/in/creating Film

In the Library's collections

Many resources are located in the call number range PN 1995.9 .W6 on Baker Level 4. However, check the online catalog. Others items are scattered throughout the collection. You can use one of the subject headings below to start your research in the library's online catalog:

Introductory reading(s)

Selected book title(s)

Other library resource(s)

Finding scholarly articles & journal title(s)

Articles and other writings about women in the film industry can be found in many publications. You can use Film & Television Literature Index, or Academic Search Complete to find articles or use the Summon box below. MLA International Bibliography is another option for articles.

Internet resource(s)

Citing and Tracking Your Bibliographic References

Use this guide to help you learn how to correctly cite and keep track of the references you find for your research.

Keeping up with Film Studies journal literature

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