Choose one of the films screened in class between Feb 24th and Mar. 26th inclusive and write a critical analysis in accordance with the above instructions. Your analysis should include reference to course readings, lecture material and one scholarly article not on the syllabus.
Feminism and Sexual Difference
Films: Thriller (Sally Potter, 1979 34 min.); Damned If You Don’t (Su Friedrich, 1987, 42 min.)
Readings: B. Ruby Rich, “Femicide Investigation: Thriller” and “The Feminist Avant-Garde” and Chris Holmlund, “The Films of Sadie Benning and Su Friedrich”
Canadian Avant-garde
Vision and Material
Mon. Mar. 2 – Thurs. Mar. 5: Films: Rat Life and Diet In North America (Joyce Wieland, 1968, 16 min.); Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper (David Rimmer, 1970, 9 min.); Watching For The Queen (David Rimmer, 1973, 11 min.); Atmosphere (Chris Gallagher, 1975, 10 min.); The Nine O’Clock Gun (Chris Gallagher, 1980, 9 min.); Seeing In The Rain (Chris Gallagher, 1981, 10 min.)
Readings: Bruce Elder, “Joyce Wieland and the Canadian Experimental Cinema” and Michael Zryd, “The Academy and the Avant-Garde: A Relationship of Dependence and Resistance”
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