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FREN 414 - Bardot, Seyrig, Fonda: Stardom and Activism Before #MeToo


Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU

The film actress emerged as a principal figure in the 2017 #MeToo movement and helped amplify the voices of other women who grabbed the microphone in solidarity and told their lived experiences of coercion, abuse, exploitation, and silence. Drawing from media studies, stars studies, and cultural history, this course traces the relationship between film stardom and activism for three French or Francophone actresses (Fonda included) during the 1960s and 1970s, and more specifically during the feminist and anti-war movements of their time. Taught in English (although readings in French will be made available to students of French.

Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: G. An

Prerequisites & Notes: CINE 290 or CINE 250/FREN 320
Cross List Information: CINE 314


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