1. Film Art and Culture 2011 Gender and Identity Dr. Amy Lee 16 April 2011

2. Gender vs Sex Sex –biological features which are born with the person –found in the physical body –“male” or “female”

3. Gender –Social and cultural attributes constructed/agreed among people in a society –flexible and changing according to the views in society –“masculine” or “feminine”

4. Masculine vs Feminine Strong Rational Aggressive Keeps to himself Logical Careless … Weaker Irrational Submissive Talkative/Expressive Emotional Careful …

5. Conforming to Gender identity…

6. Rebelling against/ subverting Gender identity…

9. ??!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYAOYcBtGl0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VOiOgena3M

10. Biological sex is not equal to Gender

11. Rebelling against gender identity at your own risk!!!

13. Some Like It Hot (1959) –Dir. Billy Wilder

14. Marilyn Monroe as blond woman Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) –Theme song “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=Q_aqOTV KebY http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=Q_aqOTV KebY

15. Monroe as icon

16. Feminine response from the 1980s Madonna’s Material Girl http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=_CQHIP-38jAhttp://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=_CQHIP-38jA “Open your heart” music video http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=p7JMXYoTj8Ihttp://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=p7JMXYoTj8I

17. Feminine response from the 2010s Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” music video (7:11) http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=d2smz_1 L2_0http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=d2smz_1 L2_0 “Born This Way” music video (7:20) http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=wV1Frqw ZyKwhttp://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=wV1Frqw ZyKw

18. Points for discussion Gendered –Space –Habits and ways of communication Ways of seeing/the gendered gaze Gendered thinking: schizophrenia? Possibility of reversal? Ending: What is Osgood saying?

19. Study of Gender Issues Representation of male and female image Masculine and Feminine qualities Stereotypes Value judgment Alternative possibilities

20. Other discussions of gender

21. Orlando (1992)

22. Farewell my Concubine ( 霸王別姬 ) 1993

24. Conclusion Gender identity is an important aspect of our social identity –Expectations of how we behave –Rules of how we dress –Deviation may end with marginalization –Happy ending in a comedy in Some Like It Hot (1959), but what about now?

25. Assignment If Some Like It Hot is to be remade in 2011 using Hong Kong as the setting instead of the American Society, do you think the development of the story and the ending will be the same? Explain. < 500 words Submit a hard copy on 30 April 2011