The Piano - Not A Feminist Film
Critical Essay on Jane Campion’s The Piano.
Log:
My thesis is that: Although being directed by a mold-breaking female and despite being littered with feminist tropes, Jane Campion’s The Piano is not a feminist film.
Source
Their opinion vs. mine
Reliability
Interview Magazine, Jane Campion by Katherine Dieckmann, (January 1992)
As the director she hold s a omni-conscious view, aware of all possibilities of interpretations. Thus she both agrees and disagrees with me.
She is a very reputable considering she both write an directed the film I am studying
On The Issues Magazine, Is The Piano A Feminist Film? "Yes" by Rebecco Shugrue (1994)
She is strongly against my opinion, she views The Piano as a very feminist film.
She is a very reliable graduate student at the University of Massachusetts, Boston studying the role of women in politics.
GWSS 3307: Feminist Film Studies, Feminism and The Piano blog post by “seitz057” (September 2008)
He or she holds a slightly ambiguous opinion. There are several points in favor of my thesis but their overall opinion is hard to pin down exactly.
He or she is averagely reliable. As an anonymous blog poster I cannot be sure of their identity but due to the forum they are a part of I know they were studying GWSS 3307: Feminist Film Studies, Fall 2008.
GWSS 3307: Feminist Film Studies, Feminism and The Piano comment on blog post by Margie Siggelkow (September 2008)
She is neither overtly for or against whether The Piano is feminist whilst covering some interesting points for and against both sides.
As above, she is averagely reliable. As an anonymous blog poster I cannot be sure of their identity but due to the forum they are a part of I know they were studying GWSS 3307: Feminist Film Studies, Fall 2008.
Sexism and Misogyny: Who Takes the Rap? Misogyny, gangsta rap, and The Piano by Bell Hooks (1994)
She adamantly agrees with my thesis, backing up several of my key points.
She is very much regarded as an
Log:
My thesis is that: Although being directed by a mold-breaking female and despite being littered with feminist tropes, Jane Campion’s The Piano is not a feminist film.
Source
Their opinion vs. mine
Reliability
Interview Magazine, Jane Campion by Katherine Dieckmann, (January 1992)
As the director she hold s a omni-conscious view, aware of all possibilities of interpretations. Thus she both agrees and disagrees with me.
She is a very reputable considering she both write an directed the film I am studying
On The Issues Magazine, Is The Piano A Feminist Film? "Yes" by Rebecco Shugrue (1994)
She is strongly against my opinion, she views The Piano as a very feminist film.
She is a very reliable graduate student at the University of Massachusetts, Boston studying the role of women in politics.
GWSS 3307: Feminist Film Studies, Feminism and The Piano blog post by “seitz057” (September 2008)
He or she holds a slightly ambiguous opinion. There are several points in favor of my thesis but their overall opinion is hard to pin down exactly.
He or she is averagely reliable. As an anonymous blog poster I cannot be sure of their identity but due to the forum they are a part of I know they were studying GWSS 3307: Feminist Film Studies, Fall 2008.
GWSS 3307: Feminist Film Studies, Feminism and The Piano comment on blog post by Margie Siggelkow (September 2008)
She is neither overtly for or against whether The Piano is feminist whilst covering some interesting points for and against both sides.
As above, she is averagely reliable. As an anonymous blog poster I cannot be sure of their identity but due to the forum they are a part of I know they were studying GWSS 3307: Feminist Film Studies, Fall 2008.
Sexism and Misogyny: Who Takes the Rap? Misogyny, gangsta rap, and The Piano by Bell Hooks (1994)
She adamantly agrees with my thesis, backing up several of my key points.
She is very much regarded as an
Bibliography: Primary source: Secondary sources: http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/new-again-jane-campion/#_ http://www.ontheissuesmagazine.com/1994summer/summer_summer1994.php http://blog.lib.umn.edu/giust002/feministfilmfall08/2008/09/feminism_and_the_piano.html http://race.eserver.org/misogyny.html Tertiary sources: Joan Smith (1989). Misogynies: Reflections on Myths and Malice. Faber. ISBN 0-571-15451-4. http://www.imdb.com/reviews/223/22350.html