Gender and sexuality in film and television

Gender and Sexuality in Film and Television surveys different dimensions of film feminism. It acknowledges the vital ways in which feminist film theory has shaped the discipline and the importance of gender and sexuality in understanding how film and television circulates amongst diverse audiences. Topics may include genre, authorship, women in industry and activism. The unit will critically engage with debates in film studies and also draw on concepts in gender, LGBT, nonbinary and critical race theory. There will be an emphasis on theories of spectatorship, audiences and the relationship between film and television and the viewer. A range of different contemporary and historical screen examples will be discussed and viewed throughout the semester, encompassing film and television from Australian, the USA, Asia and other regional or national contexts.