I enjoyed all of my fellow classmates' final presentations, but the topic I enjoyed thinking about the most was the one that Michael Adams presented. He argued that for in order for a woman to be taken seriously, she must be seen as a man. The film he discussed in class was G.I. Jane, but I thought of a few other films that show prime examples of woman trading their feminosity for masuclinity. Though I have not personally seen it, I know the Hilary Swank movie Boys Don't Cry features around a girl cross dressing to get close to the girl she likes. Also, films such as Disney's Mulan and Victor Victoria with Julie Andrews feature women struggling with their desire to be more masculine.Also, Michael showed the class a link to a website devoted to the male gaze, so I thought I would put it up on my blog to share with others.
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