In the materials for week 6, we explored the film All About My Mother directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film All About My Mother touches on the topic of motherhood and reveals the different forms of maternal instincts one may hold. In the reading, ‘Forms of Being’, the author discusses in detail about the meaning […]
In the material for week 4, we explored the meaning behind the film Tomboy. We discussused the ways in which it reveals gender identity and how it provides an example of the division between sex and gender. The film Tomboy follows a story about a 10-year old tomboy, Laure, who struggles with keeping his female […]
In the first week of this course, we were introduced with the posing question of what is Queer European Cinema? To begin, we looked at the different attributing factors that make up Queer European Cinema. The lecture described Queer Cinema as a market category that categorizes itself through different venues, streaming platforms, and stores. We […]
In the material for week 3, we explored the meaning and history behind the terms gay and queer. The word gay is known as a modern invention that formed from a political project that emerged in the second half of the 20th century. The goal of this political project was to fight for the rights […]