Topic: Discussion 9 How does blaming victims of sexual and physical abuse contribute to the enforcement of gender norms established in a patriarchal culture? What challenges do women face when they choose to prosecute a rapist? What about men who choose to prosecute? How are gender roles and the social construction of gender replicated in […]
When Cleo from 5 to 7 was made, Varda was the best known woman filmmaker in the world. What effect do you see of a feminine subjectivity at work here?
Answer the Questions (150 WORDS EACH QUESTIONS) 1) Rashomon is clearly a product of a deeply patriarchal culture, especially in using the story of a rape the basis for a metaphysical contemplation of the unknowability of truth and reality. Does the film also contain its own skepticism about patriarchy as well? 2) The idea of […]