Heidy Gonzalez, WGS Program Manager
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/13
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: Register at http://wgsiap.weebly.com
Before Sex in the City, Twilight and The Hunger Games became movie franchises, we had a long history of strong, complicated, and kick-ass leading women in film. Feminist film critics often lament the end of the "good old days" when women were presented as strong, capable, intelligent and complex characters (you know…human). During this IAP series we will examine the portrayal of women in cult classic films of the 80s and 90s. After the films we will ask: How were women portrayed in these films? What messages did we receive about what it meant to be a young woman during that time? What are the major themes of the films? Has anything changed since then? How are people of color portrayed in these films? Um, are there people of color in these films? What stereotypes are maintained and/or challenged in these films? Did these film break any barriers? Finally, why do these films have such a strong cult following?
Sponsor(s): Women's and Gender Studies, Student Activities Office
Contact: Heidy Gonzalez, 14E-316, 617 253-2642, HEIDY@MIT.EDU
| Jan/15 | Wed | 05:00PM-08:00PM | Cheney Room (3-310) |
- When Molly Ringwald ruled the world.
Sixteen Candles (1984) and The Breakfast Club (1985)
| Jan/17 | Fri | 05:00PM-08:00PM | Cheney Room (3-310) |
- The Dangers of Babysitting.
Adventures in Babysitting (1987) and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
| Jan/22 | Wed | 05:00PM-08:00PM | Cheney Room (3-310) |
- What do young women want?
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) and Teen Witch (1989)
| Jan/24 | Fri | 05:00PM-08:00PM | Cheney Room (3-310) |
-Kicking ass and taking names.
The Terminator (1984) and Alien (1979)
| Jan/27 | Mon | 05:00PM-08:00PM | Cheney Room (3-310) |
-Going rogue: female assassins.
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and Point of No Return (1993)
| Jan/29 | Wed | 05:00PM-08:00PM | Cheney Room (3-310) |
-The beginning of the end?
Thelma and Louise (1991) and Wonder Women: The Untold Story of American Superheroines (2012)