Female Crackheads: Montage and Femininity in Clockers
There are two main modes through which Spike Lee depicts femininity in his 1995 urban drama Clockers. Most of the women in the film are mothers, and spend their time either … Continue reading
Aren’t I Pretty- The Performance of Femininity in Girl 6 (final project)
Femininity is a state seen as intrinsically connected to being a woman. And because of this, is made of a set of practices that society expects of women. But, as … Continue reading
Talking to Children in Third-Person
Something that struck me while watching Crooklyn was the way the adult characters referring to themselves in the third-person when talking to upset children throughout the film helped mark Troy’s … Continue reading
Midterm Group 1: Structure of ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ and its effect on ‘It’
There’s an odd personality to She’s Gotta Have It. The first scenes involve Nola’s three male suitors, each describing their own experiences with Nola. The film then revolves around these “interviews” … Continue reading
On Not Wanting To Be Alone Tonight
After leaving class on Thursday, the scarily childlike voices of Jane Toussaint and her homecoming court singing “I Don’t Wanna Be Alone Tonight” resonated in my head for countless hours, … Continue reading
Overlooking Misogyny
At the beginning of the semester, we were introduced to the critical analysis of Spike Lee’s work with a warning that his films are representations of VERY SPECIFIC times/people/places and … Continue reading
Girls in School
I know that a common critique of Spike Lee’s work is the way he portrays women, but the female characters in “School Daze” seem to exist for literally the sole … Continue reading
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