by aamoreno | Dec 1, 2017 | Representations of Women
Women and mafia, mafia and women, either one way or another women seem frequently be involved with the Mafia. Throughout the semester, we have seen movies and episodes involving different types of organized crime in Italy and how women have assumed different roles in...
by dm014 | Dec 1, 2017 | Representations of Women
The representation of women vary across different films in order to reflect the reality of the organization represented in the film in question. Across the semester we have examined different films detailing the activities of four different organizations: la cosa...
by mp019 | Nov 30, 2017 | Representations of Women
Throughout this class, we have seen women in every type of role in the Mafia, from an uninformed wife to the boss of a local family to a main component of the anti-Mafia movement. Since the beginning of organized crime dramas, women have been reduced to only taking...
by Maria Cueva | Nov 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
The representation of women throughout the Gangster genre varies as much as the methods Mafiosi chose to terminate their victims. From good old-fashioned car bombs and poison, to strangling and shootings, we see women take on a variety of roles in Gangster films....
by Ryan Calabretta | Nov 28, 2017 | Reflection
What was your favorite film of the course and why? Which film was most creative in presenting organized crime? How did the use of the camera, editing, montage, sound add or subtract to the viewing experience. Try to talk about both spectatorship but also camera work...
by Ryan Calabretta | Nov 28, 2017 | Representations of Women
The representation of women throughout the course has varied greatly. There are moments when women are treated as only mothers and wives, complacent or not, in main roles or supporting. On the other hand, there are some examples of women actively participating in...
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