Final Paper
For my final paper, I looked at the ways in which realness was embodied in the film, "Paris is Burning." The film was amazing to view and I really enjoyed critiquing it through my newly educated, film fanatic gaze that I obtained through this class. "Paris is Burning" is a film about the ball scene in New York City. It tells the lives of the families taking place in balls and their battle of being accepted in society because of their sex, race, gender and sexual desires. The film is directed by Jennie Livingston. I used a lot of citations from Judith Butler's scholarly pieces. It was a great way to notice the reality of the troubles people face with their gender and the society they live in.