University of Amsterdam: A Cinematic Voyage through Gender Expressions
In her seminal book “Gender Trouble” (1990), philosopher Judith Butler introduced the concept of performativity to describe the socially-constructed formation of gender. According to her, we are all performing our gender, regardless of whether or not our “performance” is gender-conforming or not.
Taking this concept of “performativity” as our starting point, this program is intended as a broad showcase of a diverse range of fiction and non-fiction films—from the silent era to the today, and from Italy to Brazil—that feature gender performance at the level of narrative (textual) and/or on the level of narration (acting). Taken together, our selections are far from exhaustive, but highlight how the politics of representation are not static and reflect different political, social, and cultural contexts.
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Production year
2021
Length
60 min.
Event language
English
Country
NL
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ResearchLabs 2022
In 2022 we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Eye ResearchLabs. Every year during the time of the ResearchLabs presentations, Eye is a hub for students of academies and universities who flock to present their own work and view that of others.
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