Final Paper
My final paper explored the question: In film is it still relevant to study women? politics? gender? I felt it was still necessary because in feminist theory and feminist film theory we are just begin gin to recognize that nation, religion, and politics play a part in a women’s life and in the stories she is trying to tell. For example in Water, the director told the story of the widows in the context of their nation and religion, instead of trying to mold it into something that fit western ideas of feminism. This is important as many, many women see themselves as more than women, but see themselves as women of a particular country or religion. Because I feel this 'west knows best' idea still stretches into feminist theory, there is still a lot of ground to be covered as women all over the world express their unique standpoint or viewpoint through film.
I would also like to mention how interesting I found the presentation on Pink Films to be. I'm a big fan of Quentin Tarantino's films and it was great to see an other genre of film that he bases his work on. Its also great to know where some of the critisims come about his films. So thank you!