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99% Woman
produced by Worldview Pictures Production (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 51 mins
In October, 1998, forty-five year old Benjy Nelson - former high school athlete and United States Air Force airman - had a sex-change operation. During his air force career, he began to dress as a woman - first at home, and then in public. For the last five years before his operation, Benjy dressed as a woman full...
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produced by Worldview Pictures Production (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 51 mins
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In October, 1998, forty-five year old Benjy Nelson - former high school athlete and United States Air Force airman - had a sex-change operation. During his air force career, he began to dress as a woman - first at home, and then in public. For the last five years before his operation, Benjy dressed as a woman full-time. However, Benjy was a family man. His wife Debbie, appears to have been totally supportive of his decision to have a sex change o...
In October, 1998, forty-five year old Benjy Nelson - former high school athlete and United States Air Force airman - had a sex-change operation. During his air force career, he began to dress as a woman - first at home, and then in public. For the last five years before his operation, Benjy dressed as a woman full-time. However, Benjy was a family man. His wife Debbie, appears to have been totally supportive of his decision to have a sex change operation and become Bridget. Their three sons, however, a fourteen year old and twelve-year old identical twins, did not take easily to having their father become a tall blonde with stiletto heels and an almost comic sense of the female. Confused and angry, they start getting into trouble. The film finds no easy answers as it sets the freedom of individual choice against family well being. College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Worldview Pictures Production
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Transsexuality, Gender roles, Parent-child relations, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Transsexuality, Gender roles, Parent-child relations
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Beyond the Wheel
directed by Rajula Shah, 1974-; produced by Rajula Shah, 1974-, India Foundation for the Arts (Privately Published, 2005), 59 mins
Across cultures, tradition bars women from engaging in activities of a certain kind like, the plough, the fishing net or the potter's wheel. 'Beyond the Wheel' takes a look at three women in Indian pottery, across the rural-urban, modern-traditional divides, with reference to the taboo of the wheel. For the 'moder...
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directed by Rajula Shah, 1974-; produced by Rajula Shah, 1974-, India Foundation for the Arts (Privately Published, 2005), 59 mins
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Across cultures, tradition bars women from engaging in activities of a certain kind like, the plough, the fishing net or the potter's wheel. 'Beyond the Wheel' takes a look at three women in Indian pottery, across the rural-urban, modern-traditional divides, with reference to the taboo of the wheel. For the 'modern' artist, Shampa, the taboo of course does not exist. 'Traditional' artists Sara and Neelmani do not touch the wheel. The film looks a...
Across cultures, tradition bars women from engaging in activities of a certain kind like, the plough, the fishing net or the potter's wheel. 'Beyond the Wheel' takes a look at three women in Indian pottery, across the rural-urban, modern-traditional divides, with reference to the taboo of the wheel. For the 'modern' artist, Shampa, the taboo of course does not exist. 'Traditional' artists Sara and Neelmani do not touch the wheel. The film looks at how the taboo is turned on its head as they find a creative route to its circumvention, in the process inventing their 'own wheel'.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rajula Shah, 1974-, India Foundation for the Arts
Author / Creator
Rajula Shah, 1974-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Taboo, Women, Pottery and pottery making, Race and culture, Gender roles, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Rajula Shah
Subject
Taboo, Women, Pottery and pottery making, Race and culture, Gender roles
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The Free Voice of Egypt
directed by Konstanze Burkard, fl. 2007-2015; produced by Konstanze Burkard, fl. 2007-2015 (Brighton, England: Espresso TV, 2015), 53 mins
Nawal El Saadawi is well-known the world over as a writer and feminist. She is one of the most important champions of the women's movement in her Egyptian homeland and indeed in the whole of the Arab world. In almost fifty novels, plays, and short stories, her writing opposes violence against women, sexual oppress...
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directed by Konstanze Burkard, fl. 2007-2015; produced by Konstanze Burkard, fl. 2007-2015 (Brighton, England: Espresso TV, 2015), 53 mins
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Nawal El Saadawi is well-known the world over as a writer and feminist. She is one of the most important champions of the women's movement in her Egyptian homeland and indeed in the whole of the Arab world. In almost fifty novels, plays, and short stories, her writing opposes violence against women, sexual oppression, and poverty. Nawal El Saadawi has often been touted as a likely candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature and in America she ha...
Nawal El Saadawi is well-known the world over as a writer and feminist. She is one of the most important champions of the women's movement in her Egyptian homeland and indeed in the whole of the Arab world. In almost fifty novels, plays, and short stories, her writing opposes violence against women, sexual oppression, and poverty. Nawal El Saadawi has often been touted as a likely candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature and in America she has been decorated as a "Great Mind of the 21st Century". But Nawal El Saadawi is also a psychiatric doctor. Filled to the brim with books, travel souvenirs, and awards from around the globe, her small flat on the 26th floor of a modest apartment building also serves as a clinic for the psychiatrist who is now past her eightieth birthday. A refuge which offers a feeling of security, high above Cairo's roofs. Here, the private becomes political. The documentary charts the most important stages in the life of this extraordinary woman – a woman who risked her life for her convictions more than once, a woman who never gave up her mission despite death threats from fundamentalists and unspeakable conditions at the women's prison under President Sadat. Nawal El Saadawi's biography encompasses more than eight decades of contemporary Egyptian history as experienced from a female perspective. She is thrown back to her childhood when we leave the intimate setting of her "writer's refuge" above the roofs of the metropolis and are taken out to the village in which Nawal was born, where she too had to endure the terrible experience of genital mutilation at first hand. We find images of the past in images of the present, people from yesteryear in the here and now. We weave an autobiographic first person narrative into the documentary observations and real encounters of our female protagonist. Original quotations from Nawal El Saadawi's autobiographical works do not only highlight her own striking biography that has outlived so many social and political ruptures. They indicate also that it is not just a matter of one woman's life. This is the reality of life as experienced by millions of women under masculine authority – from King Farouk to Nasser, from Sadat and Mubarak to Mohammed Morsi, and finally the current military regime. From this dramaturgical interplay between past and present there emerges through the film a feminine view of the dramatic situation in present-day Egypt which shows in a vivid and historically contextualized manner, the non-negotiable demands of Egypt's women – and that irrespective of what the current political ruler is called.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Konstanze Burkard, fl. 2007-2015
Author / Creator
Konstanze Burkard, fl. 2007-2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Espresso TV
Person Discussed
Nawal El Saadawi, 1931-
Topic / Theme
Gender roles, Social activism and activists, Women's movement
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Espresso TV
Subject
Gender roles, Social activism and activists, Women's movement
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Judith Butler
(Icarus Films, 2007), 52 mins
Author of the best-seller Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity, Judith Butler (Maxine Elliot Professor in the Departments of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature at University of California, Berkeley) is one of the world's most important and influential contemporary thinkers in fields such as con...
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(Icarus Films, 2007), 52 mins
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Author of the best-seller Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity, Judith Butler (Maxine Elliot Professor in the Departments of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature at University of California, Berkeley) is one of the world's most important and influential contemporary thinkers in fields such as continental philosophy, literary theory, feminist and queer theory, and cultural politics.
JUDITH BUTLER: Philosophical Encounters of the...
Author of the best-seller Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity, Judith Butler (Maxine Elliot Professor in the Departments of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature at University of California, Berkeley) is one of the world's most important and influential contemporary thinkers in fields such as continental philosophy, literary theory, feminist and queer theory, and cultural politics.
JUDITH BUTLER: Philosophical Encounters of the Third Kind is an up-close and personal encounter with this educator and author. The film features interviews with Butler - including reminiscences of her formative childhood years, illustrated by family home movies, as a 'problem child'-shows her in classroom sessions in Berkeley and Paris, at public speaking engagements, and in discussion with Gender Studies professor Isabell Lorey.
Does gender = sexuality? How does the family define gender roles? What are the dangers when society coerces gender norms? What deep-seated social fears are unleashed by those who flout those prescribed roles? What is New Gender Politics? These are just a few of the topical issues explored in the film.
In the film, Butler covers a wide range of subjects, broaching not only controversial gender issues-including transsexuality and intersexuality-but also 20th century Jewish philosophy, AIDS activism, criticism of state power and violence, gay marriage, and anti-Zionism.
PHILOSOPHICAL ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, the first film profile on Judith Butler, will serve to popularize her insightful analysis of sexual identity and gender roles at a time when the cultural and political debate over these issues pervades American society.
An up-close and personal encounter with this influential philosopher and gender theorist.
College Adult'Important... The strength of this film lies in its ability to give viewers a flavor of Butler's thought without caricaturing that thought. The film pulls together diverse aspects of Butler's arguments that provide a sense of the way she wishes to reorient our thinking.'-Samuel A. Chambers, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies
'An excellent introduction to the work and philosophy of a woman who has tired to avoid and often combat societal 'pigeon-holing' based on gender and sexuality... an excellent resource for classroom use... For librarians, philosophy, and women's studies instructors, JUDITH BUTLER should be considered a needed addition to their collections.'-Elizabeth Ross, River Walk Journal
'A warm and illuminating portrait that enables us to discover the personality and thought of this engaged intellectual.' Le Monde
'An essential figure on the American intellectual and political scene... [includes] truly revelatory examples of the liveliness of a theoretical reflection in direct touch with the contemporary world.' Télérama
'A sensitive and invigorating portrait [of] one of the most effervescent spirits of our time.' Les Inrockuptibles
'Illuminating...has much to say about feminist theory, identity, gay rights, AIDS activism, homosexuality, and Israel.' Booklist
Field of Study
Women's Studies, Diversity
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Icarus Films
Speaker / Narrator
Judith Butler, 1956-
Person Discussed
Judith Butler, 1956-
Topic / Theme
Philosophers, Jewish Studies, Critical Theory, Women's Studies, Gay and Lesbian Studies, Gender discrimination, Gender roles, Gender identity
Subject
Gender discrimination, Gender roles, Gender identity
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Let’s be Together
directed by Nanna Frank Moller, 1972-; produced by Mette Heide and Helle Faber (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2008), 1 hour 20 mins
Meet Hairo, a 14-year-old boy who is fascinated by women's clothes. He spends all his time on high heals, wearing make-up and fake nails. Living in a small town with his mum, his stepfather and 3 younger brothers, this is quite the daily challenge for everyone. Hairo's mum takes her son on a trip to Brazil to meet...
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directed by Nanna Frank Moller, 1972-; produced by Mette Heide and Helle Faber (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2008), 1 hour 20 mins
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Meet Hairo, a 14-year-old boy who is fascinated by women's clothes. He spends all his time on high heals, wearing make-up and fake nails. Living in a small town with his mum, his stepfather and 3 younger brothers, this is quite the daily challenge for everyone. Hairo's mum takes her son on a trip to Brazil to meet his biological father, Marcello, who is far from happy by the vision of the dressed-up boy. The two males go through quite a dogfight,...
Meet Hairo, a 14-year-old boy who is fascinated by women's clothes. He spends all his time on high heals, wearing make-up and fake nails. Living in a small town with his mum, his stepfather and 3 younger brothers, this is quite the daily challenge for everyone. Hairo's mum takes her son on a trip to Brazil to meet his biological father, Marcello, who is far from happy by the vision of the dressed-up boy. The two males go through quite a dogfight, until Hairo's father comes out admitting that he himself is gay and has been working for years as a drag queen. Finally the two men find each other - as father and son.
A strong film about identity across borders and across gender.
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mette Heide, Helle Faber
Author / Creator
Nanna Frank Moller, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Danish Broadcasting Corporation
Topic / Theme
Sexual orientation, Gender identity, Gender roles, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Danish Broadcasting Corporation.
Subject
Sexual orientation, Gender identity, Gender roles
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Monuments Are for Men: Waffles Are for Women: Gender, Permanence and Impermanence
produced by Lynn T. Lovdal, fl. 1990 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2000), 35 mins
The unwritten rules governing the traditional activities of men and women are sharply but subtly defined. Women’s work has traditionally been repetitive and ongoing, and its end result short-lived and impermanent. In contrast, the activities of men are traditionally long-lived, durable, or permanent. This though...
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produced by Lynn T. Lovdal, fl. 1990 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2000), 35 mins
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The unwritten rules governing the traditional activities of men and women are sharply but subtly defined. Women’s work has traditionally been repetitive and ongoing, and its end result short-lived and impermanent. In contrast, the activities of men are traditionally long-lived, durable, or permanent. This thought-provoking video explores numerous and diverse instances of this often unrecognized but pervasive gender (and, often, racial) division...
The unwritten rules governing the traditional activities of men and women are sharply but subtly defined. Women’s work has traditionally been repetitive and ongoing, and its end result short-lived and impermanent. In contrast, the activities of men are traditionally long-lived, durable, or permanent. This thought-provoking video explores numerous and diverse instances of this often unrecognized but pervasive gender (and, often, racial) division and examines their causes and social consequences. Designed for use in a broad range of disciplines, this engaging production features illuminating first-hand testimony by college students and case studies drawn from topics that will be immediately familiar to students. 'Monuments Are for Men' is a powerful resource for any instructor who wishes to stimulate lively class discussion on issues surrounding the social construction of gender activities and on the ways that these patterns of activities are perpetuated in contemporary American culture. It was produced by and features Prof. Lynn Lovdal, whose earlier video, 'Sexism in Language,' is used in courses in speech, interpersonal communication, and gender studies at hundreds of colleges nationwide.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lynn T. Lovdal, fl. 1990
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Speaker / Narrator
Lynn T. Lovdal, fl. 1990
Person Discussed
Lynn T. Lovdal, fl. 1990
Topic / Theme
Division of labor, Employment, Gender identity, Gender roles, North Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 Berkeley Media
Subject
Division of labor, Employment, Gender identity, Gender roles
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Sworn Virgins
directed by Elvira Dones; produced by Elvira Dones, Radiotelevisione Svizzera and Dones Media LLC (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 52 mins
Why would a girl swear to stay a virgin? What kind of tradition sanctions this form of self-denial? In a mountainous area of Albania, an ancestral code of laws -- observed to this day -- placed women in the bottom rank of society. It dictates that "a woman is a sack, made to endure." A woman cannot choose her husb...
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directed by Elvira Dones; produced by Elvira Dones, Radiotelevisione Svizzera and Dones Media LLC (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 52 mins
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Why would a girl swear to stay a virgin? What kind of tradition sanctions this form of self-denial? In a mountainous area of Albania, an ancestral code of laws -- observed to this day -- placed women in the bottom rank of society. It dictates that "a woman is a sack, made to endure." A woman cannot choose her husband, buy or sell property or express herself politically. For centuries, on a bride's wedding day, her father gave the groom two bullet...
Why would a girl swear to stay a virgin? What kind of tradition sanctions this form of self-denial? In a mountainous area of Albania, an ancestral code of laws -- observed to this day -- placed women in the bottom rank of society. It dictates that "a woman is a sack, made to endure." A woman cannot choose her husband, buy or sell property or express herself politically. For centuries, on a bride's wedding day, her father gave the groom two bullets, to be used to kill his daughter in case she misbehaved and dishonored the clan. But there is a loophole. The ancient laws allowed certain women known as "Sworn Virgins" to take an oath in front of their clan, announcing their intention to remain virgins. This fascinating film reports on several unusual Albanian women who dress, act, talk, drink, shoot and are respected as real men. It's not a matter of sexual orientation, and there's no surgery involved. The villagers in this area simply accept the fact that some women want to live like men because they like their freedom. They prefer to manage their own lives; they do not want to marry and have children. One such virgin, the oldest of six daughters, took over the running of the family when their parents died. Another became an accountant, saying: "I am neither wife nor mother. I loved working, I did everything for myself." College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Elvira Dones, Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Dones Media LLC
Author / Creator
Elvira Dones
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Division of labor, Gender identity, Gender roles, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Division of labor, Gender identity, Gender roles
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True-Hearted Vixens
directed by Mylène Moreno, fl. 2002; produced by Mylène Moreno, fl. 2002 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2001), 58 mins
Imagine 22 women in tights, shoulder pads, and helmets, poised on either side of the scrimmage line, ready to smash each other as hard as they can. Never mind that women aren't supposed to play tackle football. Forget that women's pro leagues rarely succeed. These are committed athletes and this is their one, slim...
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directed by Mylène Moreno, fl. 2002; produced by Mylène Moreno, fl. 2002 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2001), 58 mins
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Imagine 22 women in tights, shoulder pads, and helmets, poised on either side of the scrimmage line, ready to smash each other as hard as they can. Never mind that women aren't supposed to play tackle football. Forget that women's pro leagues rarely succeed. These are committed athletes and this is their one, slim chance to realize their dreams of professional sports careers.This remarkable documentary follows the fortunes of two women during the...
Imagine 22 women in tights, shoulder pads, and helmets, poised on either side of the scrimmage line, ready to smash each other as hard as they can. Never mind that women aren't supposed to play tackle football. Forget that women's pro leagues rarely succeed. These are committed athletes and this is their one, slim chance to realize their dreams of professional sports careers.This remarkable documentary follows the fortunes of two women during the Women's Professional Football League's inaugural season of six exhibition games. One of the women is a young political consultant-turned linebacker and the other is an elite amateur basketball player and single mother taking a shot at wide receiver. Both traveled from afar, trading security and leaving jobs and loved ones for this long-shot at stardom.They won't be paid unless the league turns a profit. And in order to be successful, the players themselves must become involved in marketing their games and are forced to confront powerful stereotypes about women athletes and sexuality. But the league is relying on conventional images of women -- and a Hooter's model -– to build an audience. Can the athletes overcome their growing unease and can the league fulfill its promises?As the women struggle through their first season, balancing self-sacrifice with moments of great satisfaction in an effort to make the league both a financial and personal success, the film explores whether women can be anything other than a novelty act in a sport like football, so identified with masculine strength, power, and athleticism. It also probes deeply into what the experience means to the women involved."True-Hearted Vixens" is fundamentally about cultural change, seen through the lens of sports. It illustrates with insight, compassion, and candor the challenges that women face when they venture into any male-dominated arena. It was produced by Mylene Moreno for the Independent Television Service with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. "True-Hearted Vixens" is a presentation of the Independent Television Service.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mylène Moreno, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Mylène Moreno, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Gender roles, American football, Women, Athletes
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 Berkeley Media
Subject
Gender roles, American football, Women, Athletes
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Adventures in The Gender Trade
directed by Susan Marenco; produced by Susan Marenco (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1994), 45 mins
Kate Bornstein, writer and performer, was born a man. This documentary presents her frank account of her personal journey from unhappy boy child into liberated transsexual lesbian. Intercut with her satiric night club act called "Hidden: A Gender," are the stories of a wide range of people who refused to have thei...
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directed by Susan Marenco; produced by Susan Marenco (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1994), 45 mins
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Kate Bornstein, writer and performer, was born a man. This documentary presents her frank account of her personal journey from unhappy boy child into liberated transsexual lesbian. Intercut with her satiric night club act called "Hidden: A Gender," are the stories of a wide range of people who refused to have their identity defined by whether they were born male or female. We are thus presented with a spectrum of colorful gender anomalies: drag q...
Kate Bornstein, writer and performer, was born a man. This documentary presents her frank account of her personal journey from unhappy boy child into liberated transsexual lesbian. Intercut with her satiric night club act called "Hidden: A Gender," are the stories of a wide range of people who refused to have their identity defined by whether they were born male or female. We are thus presented with a spectrum of colorful gender anomalies: drag queens, transsexuals, cross dressers, gays and lesbians... and those who refuse to be categorized. They want the right to be not "male" or "female," but whatever they choose in between. Why, they ask, must we have a bipolar gender system, when some other cultures can accommodate diversity? Academics including Dr. Walter Williams, anthropologist, and David Halperin, of M.I.T. encourage a reevaluation of traditional thinking, and a distinction between gender orientation and sexual preference. Adventures in the Gender Trade is guaranteed to provoke discussion! College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Susan Marenco
Author / Creator
Susan Marenco
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Gender roles, Transgender persons, Sexuality, Men, Homosexuality, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Gender roles, Transgender persons, Sexuality, Men, Homosexuality
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Shanghai Tales, 3, When My Child is Born
directed by Dingding Ke and Jing Guo; produced by Dingding Ke, Jing Guo and Lawrence Elman, fl. 2002, in Shanghai Tales, 3 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 1 hour
This series on contemporary China is filmed from an insiders point of view and portrays daily life in one of the nation's busiest and most iconic cities. The three episodes provide a window into China today, giving viewers an opportunity to assess the similarities and differences between China and other cultures.T...
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directed by Dingding Ke and Jing Guo; produced by Dingding Ke, Jing Guo and Lawrence Elman, fl. 2002, in Shanghai Tales, 3 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 1 hour
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This series on contemporary China is filmed from an insiders point of view and portrays daily life in one of the nation's busiest and most iconic cities. The three episodes provide a window into China today, giving viewers an opportunity to assess the similarities and differences between China and other cultures.This remarkable film profiles a couple that craves personal freedom, but is faced with the unwanted constraints of parenthood. In a soci...
This series on contemporary China is filmed from an insiders point of view and portrays daily life in one of the nation's busiest and most iconic cities. The three episodes provide a window into China today, giving viewers an opportunity to assess the similarities and differences between China and other cultures.This remarkable film profiles a couple that craves personal freedom, but is faced with the unwanted constraints of parenthood. In a society where grandmothers are expected to care for babies, how much freedom is it reasonable for a mother to expect?When Jun finds herself pregnant, she agrees to marry Long to avoid stigma and judgment. Jun is an English translator with a specialty in Virginia Woolf novels who identifies strongly with Woolf’s quest for independence. Long is a PhD candidate who is bored with reading about Karl Marx and takes a different approach to studying his subject.The film captures disagreements between Jun and her mother as new child-rearing theories spar with traditional ones. Jun’s disdain for her mother and plans for her career only elevate the tension, as she reveals her intentions to travel to Australia for coursework, leaving her husband and baby behind. When My Child Is Born gives audiences a glimpse of one manifestation of feminism in a Chinese family.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dingding Ke, Jing Guo, Lawrence Elman, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Dingding Ke, Jing Guo
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Shanghai Tales
Topic / Theme
Family, Pregnancy, Cultural norms, Childcare, Family relationships, Daughters, Mothers, Children, Feminism, Gender roles, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Filmakers Library.
Subject
Family, Pregnancy, Cultural norms, Childcare, Family relationships, Daughters, Mothers, Children, Feminism, Gender roles
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