Hi,
The films Doubt and Magdalene Sisters can provoke interesting discussion
Jane
On Feb 14, 2011, at 10:28 AM, Stefanie Knauss wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> I'm putting together the syllabus for a course on women and religion in film, and was wondering whether anybody of you had some ideas on films or secondary material on the topic.
> I was thinking of using films like Breaking the Waves or Pope Joan, trying to work out which roles (active/passive, victim, seductress, priest etc.) women are given in films and how that relates to the actual situation in religions (I'll have to limit myself to Christianity, with some hints on Judaism and Islam).
> I'll happy to share the material with the list.
> Best,
> Stefanie
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