Benshoff, Harry M., and Sean Griffin. America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality at the Movies. Malden, MA, USA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. Print.
The Book provides a broad overview of the industrial, socio-cultural, and aesthetic factors that contribute to the cinematic representations of race, class, gender, and sexuality. American on Film is a great resource that explains significant concepts of inequality and demonstrates how the portrayal of films in widespread media can frame groups and in doing so providing tools for thinking critically about the media we consume.
Bordwell, David, Janet Staiger, and Kristin Thompson. The Classical Hollywood Cinema: Film Style and Mode of Production to 1960. New York: Columbia U, 1985. Print.
The authors follow such topics as style, economics, and technology over time, and explain how noteworthy changes occurred in Hollywood from the earliest days through the sixties. The book also focuses on the heroine portrayal of women in film and the significance of that depiction to other women.
Kaplan, E. Ann. Women and Film: Both Sides of the Camera. New York: Methuen, 1983. Print.
Women and Film: Both Sides of the Camera analyzes the treatment of women in American films and studies the themes of a variety of modern movies made by women. It’s a book summarizing contemporary feminist film theory, while recognizing its genuine contribution to the development of feminist approaches to film.
Mayes-Elma, Ruthann. Females and Harry Potter: Not All That Empowering. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2006. Print.
This book sheds some light on the fact that men and women are many times portrayed very differently in literature, movies, and television shows. Women are often seen playing roles such as police officers, doctors, or lawyers, they are usually sexualized; they play the sexy, good-looking, or vixen cop, doctor, or lawyer. The book further discusses the impact of this portrayal of women in media on the lives of young adults and children.
"Reassessing Alien: Sexuality and the Anxieties of Men." Reel 3. N.p., 08 June 2012. Web. 02 July 2015.
This article analyses the sexual imagery abounds throughout Alien, yet also examines the film in the context of a utopian fantasy. The article further explains that the film depicts a feminist picture because of its representations of a gender-neutral society where a woman can rise to the role of leader and hero.
The Book provides a broad overview of the industrial, socio-cultural, and aesthetic factors that contribute to the cinematic representations of race, class, gender, and sexuality. American on Film is a great resource that explains significant concepts of inequality and demonstrates how the portrayal of films in widespread media can frame groups and in doing so providing tools for thinking critically about the media we consume.
Bordwell, David, Janet Staiger, and Kristin Thompson. The Classical Hollywood Cinema: Film Style and Mode of Production to 1960. New York: Columbia U, 1985. Print.
The authors follow such topics as style, economics, and technology over time, and explain how noteworthy changes occurred in Hollywood from the earliest days through the sixties. The book also focuses on the heroine portrayal of women in film and the significance of that depiction to other women.
Kaplan, E. Ann. Women and Film: Both Sides of the Camera. New York: Methuen, 1983. Print.
Women and Film: Both Sides of the Camera analyzes the treatment of women in American films and studies the themes of a variety of modern movies made by women. It’s a book summarizing contemporary feminist film theory, while recognizing its genuine contribution to the development of feminist approaches to film.
Mayes-Elma, Ruthann. Females and Harry Potter: Not All That Empowering. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2006. Print.
This book sheds some light on the fact that men and women are many times portrayed very differently in literature, movies, and television shows. Women are often seen playing roles such as police officers, doctors, or lawyers, they are usually sexualized; they play the sexy, good-looking, or vixen cop, doctor, or lawyer. The book further discusses the impact of this portrayal of women in media on the lives of young adults and children.
"Reassessing Alien: Sexuality and the Anxieties of Men." Reel 3. N.p., 08 June 2012. Web. 02 July 2015.
This article analyses the sexual imagery abounds throughout Alien, yet also examines the film in the context of a utopian fantasy. The article further explains that the film depicts a feminist picture because of its representations of a gender-neutral society where a woman can rise to the role of leader and hero.