Film Vocabulary<\/a> and Terminology<\/p>\n\u00b7 The History of Horror Films<\/p>\n
\u00b7 The Bechdel Test<\/p>\n
\u00b7 The DuVernay Test<\/p>\n
\u00b7 The Bildungsroman<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Laura Mulvey\u2019s concept of the male gaze & its possible manifestations<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Noel Carroll\u2019s theory of categorical interstitiality & monstrousness<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Hegemonic masculinity<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Homosociality<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Hierarchies of masculinity<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Carol Clover\u2019s tropes of the Possession Narrative<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Aviva Briefel\u2019s theory of male and female monstrousness<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Chares Austin McDonald III\u2019s ideas about the Exorcism Narrative<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Gendered arguments in cinema<\/p>\n
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Any of the concepts\/topics listed above can be applied to your reading of Hereditary!<\/p>\n
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INSTRUCTIONS<\/u><\/span>: For full credit, your formal 6 page (double spaced) final essay<\/span> must contain a thesis statement that defines a gendered argument (relating to gender) being made by the film.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\nWhat is this film arguing about gender?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\nYour subsequent paragraphs should support that discussion in a focused way. Your paper should consist of a series of paragraphs that directly support your thesis. The following paragraphs should provide include evidence for your claims, detailed explanation of those claims, and also examples from the film that support your points (scenes\/dialogue, etc). Finally, your essay MUST utilize citations from EACH of the 6 following sources:<\/p>\n
1. Laura Mulvey\u2019s \u201cOn Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n2. Noel Carroll\u2019s \u201cTheory of Art Horror\u201d essay<\/span><\/p>\n3. Francesca Morettini\u2019s “Hegemonic Masculinity” article –<\/span>(link attached below)<\/span><\/p>\n4. Carol Clover\u2019s \u201cOpening Up\u201d chapter<\/span><\/p>\n5. Charles McDonald III\u2019s \u201cThe Devil Made Her Do It\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n6. Aviva Briefel\u2019s \u201cMonster Pains\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n**********YOU MUST USE ALL 6 SOURCES LISTED ABOVE, <\/span>PLUS TWO ADDITIONAL EXTERNAL SOURCES (not assigned from class), <\/span>FOR FULL CREDIT.<\/span> **************** 8 SOURCES TOTAL (ALL 6 ABOVE AND 2 MORE EXTERNAL SOURCES<\/span><\/font><\/u><\/p>\n( Francesca Morettini\u2019s “Hegemonic Masculinity” article: <\/span>https:\/\/www.globalpolicyjournal.com\/blog\/27\/10\/2016\/hegemonic-masculinity-how-dominant-man-subjugates-other-men-women-and-society)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
*Any source you\u2019d like to incorporate from the class is okay to use in the final paper, but you must also conduct some research of your own and incorporate at least two external sources (from your own personal research) into the paper. <\/u><\/span> <\/u><\/p>\n**AVOID PLOT SYNOPSIS AND SUMMARY<\/span>: There is no need to include a summary of this film in your paper. Simply make your argument. Summarize only when you need to describe a scene to make or defend a point.<\/p>\n***AVOID CITING ARTICLE TITLES IN SIGNAL PHRASES<\/span>: Your works cited page will tell me the article titles. Using them in your signal phrases is redundant. Only cite the author and a relevant verb in your signal phrases.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nUSING SOURCES:<\/u><\/span> Assume that your audience is moderately unfamiliar with the concepts you have learned via these sources. That means throughout the paper, when you reference or use a source, you must CONTEXTUALIZE that source for your audience. Do not over-explain the source, but give your audience a brief introduction to or definition of the concept prior to making your point.<\/p>\nEXAMPLES:<\/p>\n
Incorrect<\/u><\/b>: \u201cThe film definitely showcases Laura Mulvey\u2019s concept of the male gaze (54).\u201d<\/p>\n
Correct<\/u><\/b>: \u201cFeminist film scholar, Laura Mulvey, defined the Male Gaze as an \u201cobjectifying, controlling\u201d gaze that sexualizes and thus transforms female characters into objects rather than agents (54). In the film American Psycho, the male gaze manifests in a variety of ways, especially in the narrative itself. For example,\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Incorrect<\/u><\/b>: \u201cThe film has one monster. For example, Gage demonstrates Noel Carroll\u2019s theory of categorical interstiality (56).\u201d<\/p>\n
Correct<\/u><\/b>: \u201cOne of the most important aspects of the film is its emphasis on the horror of monstrousness. Horror philosopher Noel Carroll defines monstrousness as \u201ccategorical interstiality\u201d–in other words, a monster is made when two disparate or opposing categories merge in a single figure (56). The figure is made monstrous because it defies our traditional ways of knowing and disturbs our sense of reality (Carroll, 59). In American Psycho, this phenomenon can be observed in the character of Gage Creed, whom, after his resurrection, becomes both living child and cannibal.\u201d<\/p>\n
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INSPIRATION<\/i><\/span><\/p>\nTo arrive at your thesis statement, it would be beneficial to ask yourself some of the following questions:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 What gendered crises are being addressed by this film? How are those crises addressed and resolved (or unresolved) throughout the story? <\/p>\n
\u00b7 What gendered pressures does the narrative touch on?<\/p>\n
\u00b7 How does this film configure, construct and define masculinity or femininity?<\/p>\n
\u00b7 How are gender roles distributed and enacted by the characters in the film?<\/p>\n
\u00b7 How does this film depict sexuality?<\/p>\n
\u00b7 How does this film depict violence? For what reasons?<\/p>\n
\u00b7 What do you think this film is saying (arguing) about masculinity\/femininity, or the nature of masculinity\/femininity?<\/p>\n
\u00b7 What traits define masculinity or femininity in this text?<\/p>\n
\u00b7 What kind of power do male characters have in this text, and is it different from female characters?<\/p>\n
\u00b7 What kind of gaze is at play throughout the film (and the story)?<\/p>\n
\u00b7 How does the ending of the film inform your sense of the film\u2019s gendered argument?<\/p>\n
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Trying to answer one or more of these questions should help you generate a statement that addresses a gendered argument being made by the text.<\/b><\/p>\n
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1.<\/b> I HAVE TAKEN NOTES DURING CLASS DISSCUSSION AND PROVIDED THEM IN A DOCUMENT BELOW.<\/p>\n
2.<\/b> I HAD TO WRITE A DRAFT THESIS STATEMENT, YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY CHANGE IT AT YOUR DESCRESSION.<\/p>\n
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