International Summer School: Gender in Cinema

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Category gender studies; gender research; international summer school; gender in cinema; cinema studies; film studies; culture studies; interdisciplinary

Deadline: May 15, 2022 | Date: July 05, 2022-July 10, 2022

Venue/Country: London/online, U.K.

Updated: 2022-03-25 05:37:31 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

In this course, we will explore cinematic representations of gender, in themes linked to identity formation, femininity, masculinity, gender bending, beauty, and ontology. It will include 6 two-hour online lectures and seminars covering the following topics and discussing the following films:

DAY 1: IDENTITY FORMATION

Eyes Without a Face (1960) Georges Franju

The Stepford Wives (1975) Bryan Forbes

Boys Don’t Cry (1999) Kimberly Peirce

DAY 2: FEMININITIES

9 Songs (2004) Michael Winterbottom

Mother (2017) Darren Aronofsky

Daisies (1966) Věra Chytilová

DAY 3: MASCULINITIES

9 1/2 Weeks (1986) Adrian Lyne

Moonlight (2017) Barry Jenkins

Y Tu Mama También (2001) Alfonso Cuarón

DAY 4: GENDER BENDING

Labyrinth (1986) Jim Henson

Velvet Goldmine (1998) Todd Haynes

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2011) Marie Losier

DAY 5: BEAUTY

Death Becomes Her (1992) Robert Zemeckis

Marie Antoinette (2006) Sofia Coppola

The Neon Demon (2016) Nicolas Winding Refn

DAY 6: ONTOLOGY

Predestination (2014) Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig

The Love Witch (2016) Anna Biller

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) John Cameron Mitchell

Mary Wild (psycstar) is the creator of the PROJECTIONS lecture series at Freud Museum London. Mary co-hosts the Projections Podcast, and creates exclusive content on Patreon.

We are looking forward to applications from students, researchers and professionals with a particular interest related to gender studies, film studies and psychoanalysis. A Certificate of Completion will be provided by the end of the week.

In order to book a place, please register by 15 May 2022 on https://registration.lcir.co.uk. Contact email address: genderstudieslcir.co.uk.