Here are my original questions plus yours. Feel free to add to these questions as well as reflect on any of them...
Why is it necessary that we have a class devoted to women and film?
How are women framed in, through and by film?
Why do such representations matter?
How do they inform our understanding of gender in our everyday lives?
How have scholars understood films by women? How have women filmmakers challenged, shaped and changed the form, content and style of movies?
How important is the language of feminism to contemporary filmmaking?
How important is the language of filmmaking to the progress of feminism?
Can the camera make gender neutral?
How do representations of women differ in mainstream v. alternative/independent cinema?
How do films by women differ in their portrayals of female v. male protagonists.
What are the social ramifications of a phallocentric film industry?
Does the gaze change based on the culture of the filmmaker or the audience?
How/has the industry changed since the feminist film movement?
What comes next for women filmmakers?
How is mainstream filmmaking reinforcing gender roles and heteronormativity?
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