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2017-2018 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

WGS 371 - Gender and Society in Brazilian Cinema

Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Nature of Global Society Nature of Global Society
Lecture
A thematic study of cinematographic representations of gender identities and practices within social contexts. Fostering global awareness and artistic literacy, topics include construction of feminine and feminist identities; masculinity and power relations; sexuality and national identity; same-sex and other non-traditional relations of love and intimacy; and machismo, ethnic and socio-economic disparity and alienation in contemporary life under women film-makers’ scrutiny. Cross-listed with POR 371
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