Spring 2025
GWS 126 001 - LEC 001
Formerly Women's Studies 126
Film, Feminism, and the Avant-Garde
Arunima Paul
Jan 21, 2025 - May 09, 2025
Mo, We
05:00 pm - 06:29 pm
Social Sciences Building 20
Class #:32242
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Gender and Womens Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
2
Enrolled: 73
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 75
Waitlist Max: 10
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.
Final Exam
FRI, MAY 16TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Social Sciences Building 20
Other classes by Arunima Paul
Course Catalog Description
Focusing on the creative process while engaging in critical debates on politics, ethics, and aesthetics, the course explores the site where feminist film-making practice meets with and challenges the avant-garde tradition. It emphasizes works that question conventional notions of subjectivity, audience, and interpretation in relation to film making, film viewing, and the cinematic apparatus.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None