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Look at John Berger as a theorist that may relate to your concept.
The highs and lows of gender roles in cinema? As some things have changed over the years and then
reverted back to type, or are slowly changing now, shifting gender roles in cinema?
Make it relevant to the last 40 years, so that it links to the Mulvey essay, could note the changes that have happened in that time?
Use 10 or so films mapping the significant changes in gender roles and the complexities of gender roles.
Perhaps just look at James Bond as a prime example, as Bond in the 70's epitomises the active male/passive female theory posited by Mulvey, and there are some big changes in gender roles in the films since the release of Mulvey's essay...could be like a timeline of Bond marking the most significant shifts?
I found the session really helpful, and it did clarify some points that I had been stressing over. Everyone seemed to think that idea was alright, and the context worked well, just the actual content needed refining and defining properly. I really like the suggestion of working only one Bond, as he is the main person I have referenced in my essay, and he does link very well to Mulvey's theories about the male as the active character, and especially in the last 10 years the Bond films have become a little more modernised in the way they represent females.
However, the 10 films mapping significant changes could also be a good idea, as then I would be able to explore films with female protagonists as well.
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