Section Info: GNDST-333CT-01

Course Title: Advanced Seminar: 'Gendering Genre: Subverting Cinematic Tropes'

Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026

Term: Spring Semester 2026

Description: This course approaches genres in two dimensions. First, we will examine the conventions and tropes of classical Hollywood genres such as melodrama, horror, western, and noir through the lens of feminist film theory, analyzing how women undermined or adapted these film conventions. Second, we will turn to contemporary retelling of these genres by women filmmakers, exploring how feminist interventions continue to denaturalize and transform genre expectations. The course will also include a creative component: students will produce a videographic assignment that engage directly with genre conventions through hands-on video-editing.

Distribution(s): I - Humanities , TP - Topics Course

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Celia Sainz		csainz@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026	Seminar	Tuesday	01:30PM - 04:20PM	TBA	TBA	Weekly
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026	Film Screening	Monday	07:15PM - 10:05PM			Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
Prereq: 8 credits in FMT or Gender Studies.	Take previously	Required

Comments

Additional Comments

Course Tags
FMT0004	FMT-CR: Critical Studies	This course has been approved to count towards the Film, Media, Theater major in the Critical Studies area.
NOPRI0001		Used to identify non-primary sides of crosslisted courses for Workday conversion

Cross-listed Sections

FMT-330CT-01 Gendering Genre

GNDST-333CT-01 Gendering Genre

Course Availability
Section status: Open	Capacity: 18	Enrollment: 0	Available: 18	Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
To be determined.

Additional Book Comments

This is NOT the complete book list for this class.