Questions and topic details

Questions:

"How has the representation of women changed in Science Fiction films from The Attack of the Fifty-Foot Woman to Aliens?"
- "What do the films of Marilyn Monroe tell us about the role of women in the cinema of the '50's and '60's?"
- "Feminist or Mysoginist? Women in the work of Quentin Tarantino"
- “How are the representation of women in the films of Ridley Scott perceived by his fans?”
- “Do the representation of women in Disney films mirror the societal and cultural changes that have dominated gender cinema over the last 70 years?”

Topic details:

Research into the relationships between female filmmakers and the industry as well as between their films and their spectators and/or female spectatorship of film. [Filmmaker is defined here as director, actor, producer, screenwriter or other personnel for example editor, production designer, director of photography].
Gender issues such as equality of opportunity for women filmmakers in the industry. Issues of gender representation in films. Feminist critical perspectives. Popular criticism. Audience reception. Candidates may draw on examples of films classed as ‘feminist films. Films made for female audiences and films made by women as well as female responses to other films.