Moving Images and Gender

About this programme

The course provides the students with tools to understand and critically analyze film and other moving images from a gender perspective. Drawing on various film and media theories that engage with issues of gender, the course offers an orientation in the field’s central debates, methods and concepts—in this way, the course illuminates a wide spectrum of concerns relating to gender, body, and sexuality in film and other moving images. Students will explore close readings of audiovisual modes of representation and address as well as contextual aspects relating to production and reception. The course consists of lectures, seminars and screenings for 10 weeks - first half of the semester. All take place in Filmhuset by Gärdet in Stockholm. You participate two days per week. Typically a day in Filmhuset starts off with a screening for around two hours followed by a two hour lecture. Along with viewings that range across various audiovisual genres and forms, the course consists of lectures (in English), discussions on literature and viewings (in English), a reading diary (in English) and a final written assignment. This course run for first half of the semster, the other half we recommend FV1017 Postcolonial Perspectives on Audio Visual Media, 15 credits. Important! Only use the reading list of course texts for the semester you are admitted to published as a pdf below. For instance: If you are admitted to Fall 2022, only use "FALL 2022 - Reading list valid from Fall 2022." To follow your passion. To be close to international career opportunities. To explore city and countr