Archives par mot-clé : feminist theory

Appels

Appel à communications : Féminités et musiques à l’écran. Création, représentations et identités

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Nomadland, Chloé Zhao, 2020 – AFP, Searchlight Pictures, Cor Cordium Productions

Colloque international : Féminités et musiques à l’écran. Création, représentations et identités.

Lundi 25 et mardi 26 novembre 2024

Université de Tours

Échéance des propositions : 15 avril 2024

Organisé par Jérémy Michot (Unité de recherche interdisciplinaire Interactions Culturelles et Discursives (ICD) – EA 6297) et Chloé Huvet (EHESS – Centre Maurice Halbwachs)

En juin 2022, Cécile Lacoue présente à Rochefort les résultats d’une enquête intitulée La place des femmes dans l’audiovisuel et le cinéma : vers plus d’égalité ? commandée par le CNC[1]. Largement diffusées et commentées par les sites internet spécialisés dans l’industrie cinématographique[2] ou parmi des collectifs et associations[3], les conclusions générales de ce rapport montrent que la part de femmes dans les différents secteurs des champs audiovisuels et cinématographiques demeure « plus faible dans les entreprise de production et postproduction[4] » (entre 31,7 % et 38,8 %), même si une parité générale semble atteinte. Le volet « Éclairage sur la musique à l’image » du rapport est toutefois bien moins positif : on compte seulement 6,7 % de femmes compositrices dans l’ensemble des projets soutenus par le CNC entre 2012 et 2021[5] – le coût moyen de fabrication des musiques composées par des femmes, précise-t-on, est inférieur de 3,3 % à celles composées par des hommes. Cette étude, menée sur le territoire français, « se vérifie à l’échelle européenne : 9 % de femmes parmi les compositeurs de musiques de films entre 2016 et 2020[6] », conclut Cécile Lacoue. Par ailleurs, la SACEM recense 11 % de compositrices dans le domaine des musiques à l’image en 2022[7], soit une progression très faible qui soulève un certain nombre d’interrogations sur la formation des musicien·nes et leur intégration dans le système de production audiovisuelle dont ce colloque international souhaiterait s’emparer. Continuer la lecture de Appel à communications : Féminités et musiques à l’écran. Création, représentations et identités →

Parutions

Parution : Queer and Feminist Theories of Narrative

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Tory Young (ed.), Queer and Feminist Theories of Narrative, Routledge, 2021

This book argues for the importance of narrative theories which consider gender and sexuality through the analysis of a diverse range of texts and media.

Classical Narratology, an allegedly neutral descriptive system for features of narrative, has been replaced by a diverse set of theories which are attentive to the contexts in which narratives are composed and received. Issues of gender and sexuality have, nevertheless, been sidelined by new strands which consider, for example, cognitive, transmedial, national or historical inflections instead. Through consideration of texts including the MTV series Faking It and the papers of a nineteenth-century activist, Queer and Feminist Theories of Narrative heeds the original call of feminist narratologists for the consideration of a broader and larger corpus of material. Through analysis of issues including the popular representation of lesbian desire, the queer narrative voice, invisibility and power in the digital age, embodiment and cognitive narratology, reading and racial codes, this book argues that a named strand of narrative theory which employs feminist and queer theories as intersectional vectors is contemporary and urgent.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Textual Practice.  Continuer la lecture de Parution : Queer and Feminist Theories of Narrative →

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Call for papers : Feminist Theory and Pop Culture

Call For Papers for Feminist Theory and Pop Culture

Forthcoming in 2015 from Sense Publishers

Contact:  Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, Ph.D., Editor. adrienne.mtb@gmail.com

Deadline for Submissions:  June 15, 2013

Deadline for Chapters:  April 30, 2014

Book Information

Feminist Theory and Pop Culture examines the ways that entertainment and media are often examples of feminist theory, particularly when used to understand and challenge gender stereotypes.  This book is a culmination of multiple authors who each connect an aspect of popular culture with feminist theory, demonstrating how feminism is part of day-to-day media/social life while also giving students examples of how feminist theory is present in their favorite genres of pop culture. Each chapter will provide in-depth examples of how feminist theory is represented in popular culture as well as contain key words and theories throughout the chapter so that the reader will see which theoretical perspective the author is working from and what key terms will be associated with this perspective. This text would provide the opportunity for feminist theory to be accessible and culturally relevant to students, particularly considering how present in the media is in student’s day-to-day lives.  Contributors should be able to balance applying terms and feminist theory with areas of, or instances of, popular culture within their chapter.

The idea for this book was born from incidents at the 2012 Comic Con.  During the festival there were widespread reports of women being fondled and sexually objectified by men in attendance.  One aspect of this objectification can presumably stem from the over-sexualized images of women in comic books. Feminist theory could easily be applied to this incident via the male gaze to connect privilege, power and pop culture at Comic Con in general, or the ways women are represented in comic books in particular.  A chapter which focused on these topics would give the students a tangible example (Comic Con) of a feminist theory (e.g. the male gaze) and a theorist (e.g. Laura Mulvey) to connect feminist theory “the real world.”  Another example would be to consider the aspects of intersectionality, masculinity and/or “The Other” as they relate to the recent controversies surrounding Seth MacFarlane’s hosting of The Oscars. The sexual references, dismissal of rape scenes in film as opportunities for women to “show their boobs”, and sexualization of Quvenzhané Wallis via comments by MacFarlane and The Onion.  Other examples could include the examination of television shows, women’s representation in music, addressing reality television, addressing film or a specific performance in a film, representations of women in comics/animation/costume play, the emergence of strong female characters, etc.  All ideas are welcome but theoretical perspectives should fit with the CFP categories below

CFP Categories

  • Feminist Standpoint Theory; The “Outsider Looking In”: Black Feminist Thought; Intersectionality and Feminist Theory;
  • Masculinities and Feminist Theory; The Second Sex/The Other and Simone de Beauvior; Feminist Theory and Work;
  • Feminist Theory and Violence Against Women; Feminist Activism and Feminist Theory

Submission Requirements

Proposals should include the main ideas to be addressed as well as the feminist theoretical framework and terms you will be working from.  All disciplines are welcome.  Please send 400-500 word abstracts as well as a short CV to Adrienne.mtb@gmail.com by June 15, 2013.  Questions can also be addressed to this email.  Please only submit abstracts which fit with the CFP category above.  Selected authors will be notified by July 15, 2013 and chapters will be due April 30, 2014.  Final chapters should be between 18-20 pages, including references.

About the Editor

Adrienne Trier-Bieniek is a qualitative researcher whose primary interest lies in the impact pop culture has on shaping ideas about gender. Her forthcoming book Sing Us a Song, Piano Woman: Female Fans and the Music of Tori Amos will be released in June from Scarecrow Press and focuses on how women have used music as a means of healing/emotional support.  Her research can be found in the journals Qualitative Research and Humanity & Society as well as in the book The Art of Social Critique edited by Shawn Bingham, as well as The Orlando Sentinel, where she has been a guest columnist. She is the co-editor, along with Patricia Leavy, of the forthcoming book Gender and Pop Culture: A Text-Reader to be released from Sense Publishers in 2014. Adrienne is currently a faculty member at Valencia College and can be found at www.adriennetrier-bieniek.com.

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Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, PhD

adrienne.mtb@gmail.com

www.adriennetrier-bieniek.com <http://www.popculturefeminism.com>