ENG 6760 Women and Film Noir

Through film, literature, and cultural history, this course examines key issues raised by the genre of film noir and the film noir heroine. Topics for discussion include what makes a “bad” heroine, the purpose of the film noir heroine fantasy for its audience, how the portrayal of noir heroines reflects historical shifts in attitudes about the role of women, and the relationship between between the noir heroine’s rapacious desires and the articulation of selfhood.
Credits: 3.0