End of the Semester Topics

During this semester we have mainly covered the ideas of Eros and how it applies to other works such as, Cat on the Hot Tin Roof and the concept of "Bittersweet". Gender has been explored through a broad area. Coming into this class I assumed that the literature and film that we were going to watch would portray more noticeable characteristics and terms of gender than what we have thus far discussed; however, from this class I have discovered that gender issues apply to almost every element of literature and film. For example, Interview With The Vampire does not directly attack the issue of gender, but by interpreting the movie and film we discover that gender and desire are some of the main topics of the story. The last few weeks of Gender Adaptations are dedicated to the class’s opinions on topics. Some feel that it would be appropriate to watch a Disney movie classic such as, The Little Mermaid or Mulan, while others would like to end the term with a more mature illustration of gender. I feel that the Disney topic would allow discussion for woman studies by reviewing the idea of the "perfect" woman that young girls associate with the main character. The other option that has been discussed is a more mature version of film. One example that I can think of is the film Brokeback Mountain because it is a controversial issue dealing with the concepts of homosexuality that we have been discussing in class. I would like to approach the topic of gender through a more modern and mature approach than the Disney examples because I feel that it would be more relevant to our lives in today's society.