Feminism
	The Portrayal of the High-Kicking Action Heroine (2001) Women in film and their portrayal is part of a never-ending debate. Are they always subject to Laura Mulvey's "gaze," even in a different culture or with female directors? What is the text that is written across their bodies, that Yvonne Tasker studies to decode for us? And what does their expression or repression of sexuality and traditional gendered roles mean to us, as interpreted by countless other feminist theorists? And as if we aren't already in a . . . More		Born on the Fourth of July and the Re-birth of the Male Melodrama (1991)The recent commercial success of films depicting the Vietnam War has been an issue of interest and debate among film theorists and critics. Critics argue about the authenticity of these films. Are their representations historical or a historical, realistic or exaggerated? Theorists wonder what type of ideological statement these films are a result of. Do they glorify the Vietnam soldier or do . . . More
	Mother/Daughter Rite (1991) Feminist theory has attempted to define female sexuality outside Freud's blatantly sexist theories. Yet one vestige of Freud's theory remains intact: the ambivalent nature of the mother/daughter relationship. For Freud, the hostility between mothers and daughters seems inevitable due to the nature of the intensity of the relationship (and for the mother not giving her daughter a penis). In an effort to free women from such a deterministic view of . . . More		Interviewer Interviewed: A Discussion with Trinh T. Minh-ha (1993) Born in Vietnam, Trinh T. Minh-ha is a writer, composer and filmmaker She has been making films for better than ten years and may be best known for her first film Reassemblage, made in 1982. However her most recent film Surname Viet, Given Name Nam (1989), which examines "identity and culture through the struggle of Vietnamese women" has received much attention, including winning the Blue Ribbon Award at the American Film and Video . . . More
	More articles on feminism and film . . .
	The Oscars: Women's Constraint as Objects of Desire (2000) How the red carpet of the Oscar ceremony objectifies women.		Question of Silence as Feminist Allegory (1993) A critique of Question of Silence.
	The Power of Eroticism: The Night Porter (1991) A feminist look at the sadomasochist relationship in The Night Porter.		That Maddening Rubber Penis (2000) A feminist look at Boys Don't Cry.
	Desperately Seeking Susan Seeking Something (1991) An examination of the female gaze in Desperately Seeking Susan.		Frogs, Snails, and Puppy Dogs' Tails (1997) A fascinating article exploring the sub-genres of horror films and the role of women in them.
	The Search for Voice (1994) The importance of Emerson's student organization Women in Motion which fosters a supportive community for women filmmakers.