By Sulaf Hatab

Women In Movies is an introductory course on women’s representation in movies and TV. In this course, students will learn about how women’s role in movies and TV has changed over the years and how that change correlates with their standing in society. Students will leave better equipped to critically analyze and challenge the misrepresentation of women in media.
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Lessons

  • 1

    Intro to Women In Movies

  • 2

    Female Bodies on Screen

    • Female Bodies on Screen (video session)

    • Extend Your Learning

    • Female Supporting Character Survey
  • 3

    Love: The Sweet, the Creepy, and Everything in Between

    • Love: The Sweet, the Creepy, and Everything in Between (video session)

    • Extend Your Learning

    • List of Romantic Movies to Check Out

    • Romantic Movies Survey

  • 4

    Beauty Standards On and Off-Screen

    • Beauty Standards: On Screen and Off (video session)

    • Extend Your Learning

    • The Take's "Why Women In Movies Get Makeovers" Survey

  • 5

    Housewives: A Legacy

    • Housewives: A Legacy (video session)

    • Extend Your Learning

    • Stepford Wives Survey

  • 6

    Empowering Retcons

    • Empowering Retcons (video session)

    • Extend Your Learning

    • Upload Your Retcon Paragraph Below

    • Upload Your Retcon Drawings Here

  • 7

    The Female Filmmakers of Today

    • The Female Filmmakers of Today (video session)

    • Extend Your Learning

    • Little Women Adaptations Survey

About Sulaf Hatab

Sulaf Hatab

Sulaf Hatab is thirteen years old and lives in New York City. She’s in eighth grade and wants to be a writer when she grows up (hopefully in a food magazine or as a movie reviewer, since she has a passion for both, food and movies). Sulaf is passionate about women’s rights, vintage rock, and how matcha Kit Kats are much better than chocolate ones (you know it’s true). She loves watching movies, baking desserts, attempting to watercolor, and having personal dance parties around her house. You’ll often find her knitting, humming, watching Netflix, or all of the above.

About Subject-Matter Expert

The content of this course was created in consultation with Natalia Irizarry-Cole

Natalia Irizarry-Cole is an educator and writer interested in gender, media, and culture. She received her B. A. in American History from the City College of New York, and her Master's of Science in General and Special Childhood Education from Bank Street College. Her work with children and youth spans a decade across four boroughs, and her essays on topics including the intersection of gender, genre, and narrative in television and film have appeared in publications including Electric Literature and Bright Wall/Dark Room. She lives in Astoria, Queens.

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