#1 My MA Journey

Beginning in October 2020, I began to research areas that could be subjects of focus for my Masters Major Project. These areas included subjects such as 'the reputation of women', in either art history or in advertising, or surrealism and its applications in film. From further research, however, I chose to focus on a genre of film known as Film Noir and it's following, more contemporary, genres such as Neo-Noir. I decided to combine my previous research on the representation of women within the genre and the keys names within the discussion. As I have now submitted a proposal for the project, I have decided to compile all the research already conducted so it is easily accessible if I want to refer back to it.

I have created a Padlet including included the responses of different authors to themes I have identified in my research. I have included a bibliography of references at the bottom of the page.

When collecting this research I have been considering ways in which I could respond to some of what has been said in a visual way. The notes I have made are included below. I want to make sure that what I create results in positive work rather than just pointing out negatives. Need to consider this as I create.

Bibliography

Antón Sánchez, L. (2019). Re-building the Idea of Being a Woman. The Audiovisual Legacy of Lila Crane. Communication & Society (Formerly Commucacion y Sociedad), 32(1), 293-310. https://doi.org/10.15581/003.32.1.293-310

Berger, J. (1972) Ways of Seeing. Penguin Books.

Chainey, S. (1995). From Reverence to Rape. Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series, 1–3.

Collins, L. (2017). Mulvey, patriarchy and gender: expression and disruption in visual art. New Review of Film and Television Studies, 15(4), 415-420. https://doi.org/10.1080/17400309.2017.1376878

Gledhill, C. (1978). Klute 1: A Contemporary Film Noir and Feminist Criticism. In E. A. Kaplan (Ed.). Women in Film Noir (pp. 20-34). British Film Institute. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781838710163.ch-001

Harvey, S. (1978). Woman’s Place: The Absent Family of Film Noir. In E.A. Kaplan (Ed.). Women in Film Noir (pp. 35–46). British Film Institute. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781838710163.ch-002

Haskell, M. (2016). Agents Provocateurs. Film Comment, 52(6), 38–41.

Lafky, S. (1999). GENDER, POWER, AND CULTURE IN THE TELEVISUAL WORLD OF TWIN PEAKS: A FEMINIST CRITIQUE. Journal of Film and Video, 51(3/4), 5-19. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20688217.

Lakoff, R. (1975) Language and Woman’s Place. Harper & Row, Publishers.

Mulvey, L. (2017). From a faculty seminar with Laura Mulvey: reflections on visual pleasure. New Review of Film and Television Studies, 15(4), 385-387. https://doi.org/10.1080/17400309.2017.1377923

Mulvey, L. (1975) Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema. Screen, 16(3), 6-18.

Place, J. (1978). Women in Film Noir. In E.A. Kaplan (Ed.). Women in Film Noir (pp. 47–68). British Film Institute.

Scott, S. (2018). Postfeminism and the Fatale Figure in Neo-Noir Cinema. Film & History (03603695), 48(1), 71-73.

Sturken, M., Cartright, L. (2009) Practises of Looking: an Introduction to Visual Culture. (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.

Wilson, E G. (2007). The Strange World of David Lynch. The Continuum International Publishing Group.