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NSB Film School: Girlhood–As Seen on TV [Durham, NC]
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $240 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose PayPal or Klarna at check out.
Instructor: Victoria Bouloubasis | 3-weeks | Thursdays | February 26-March 12 | 6:00-9:30 PM ET 719 N Mangum St., Durham, NC
While television is often viewed as more trivial than cinema (its intellectual counterpart), TV shows arguably hold a stronger, more pervasive influence on social politics. As Seen on TV, an NSB Film School subset, will interrogate the meanings of different themes in television. In this inaugural class we’ll explore girlhood through a variety of television and streaming series.
Girlhood is a historically fraught topic at the intersection of gender, politics, and identity, and it has experienced a recent boon on television — from teen dramas to irreverent comedies. Media scholar Katie Kohn argues that simplistic ideals of girlhood in earlier forms of media have evolved into empowering narratives with their own mystique. As she notes, “The notion that fairy tales and princess stories dominate the narrative kingdom of girlhood has always been a myth, but it’s hard to deny that girlhood itself has a magic of its own.”
In this class we’ll ask how visual culture shapes the experience of young women as much as the world’s perspective of girlhood. We’ll witness prepubescent yearning, female friendships, maternal relationships, and the male gaze. Each week we’ll watch at least two episodes of TV, including shows from the last 25 years like PEN15, Sort Of, Moesha, and Grace & Frankie, which address topics such as gender, race and generation. We’ll bring in the history of women on screen and explore the influence of women filmmakers, like Agnès Varda and Sofia Coppola, on the shows we watch.
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SLIDING SCALE TUITION
Full tuition is the cost per-student of running the class. If you choose a tier below full tuition, you are receiving a discount. If you choose to make a donation in addition to full tuition, you are helping to cover the cost for students who are not able to pay the full amount.
The mid-level tier is a discounted rate for people whose household income is at or above living wage but who have limited discretionary income.
The low-level tier and the full-scholarship tier are for people whose household income is below living wage or who need extra assistance to meet their needs.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Through our fundraising efforts, we are able to offer three full scholarships per class. The full-scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering. Each student may only take one full-scholarship class at a time. Because our scholarship funding is limited, if a student selects multiple overlapping classes at the full-scholarship level, they will be disenrolled from all classes.
All sliding-scale and scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans, refund policy, and sick and inclement weather policy.
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $240 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose PayPal or Klarna at check out.
Instructor: Victoria Bouloubasis | 3-weeks | Thursdays | February 26-March 12 | 6:00-9:30 PM ET 719 N Mangum St., Durham, NC
While television is often viewed as more trivial than cinema (its intellectual counterpart), TV shows arguably hold a stronger, more pervasive influence on social politics. As Seen on TV, an NSB Film School subset, will interrogate the meanings of different themes in television. In this inaugural class we’ll explore girlhood through a variety of television and streaming series.
Girlhood is a historically fraught topic at the intersection of gender, politics, and identity, and it has experienced a recent boon on television — from teen dramas to irreverent comedies. Media scholar Katie Kohn argues that simplistic ideals of girlhood in earlier forms of media have evolved into empowering narratives with their own mystique. As she notes, “The notion that fairy tales and princess stories dominate the narrative kingdom of girlhood has always been a myth, but it’s hard to deny that girlhood itself has a magic of its own.”
In this class we’ll ask how visual culture shapes the experience of young women as much as the world’s perspective of girlhood. We’ll witness prepubescent yearning, female friendships, maternal relationships, and the male gaze. Each week we’ll watch at least two episodes of TV, including shows from the last 25 years like PEN15, Sort Of, Moesha, and Grace & Frankie, which address topics such as gender, race and generation. We’ll bring in the history of women on screen and explore the influence of women filmmakers, like Agnès Varda and Sofia Coppola, on the shows we watch.
—
SLIDING SCALE TUITION
Full tuition is the cost per-student of running the class. If you choose a tier below full tuition, you are receiving a discount. If you choose to make a donation in addition to full tuition, you are helping to cover the cost for students who are not able to pay the full amount.
The mid-level tier is a discounted rate for people whose household income is at or above living wage but who have limited discretionary income.
The low-level tier and the full-scholarship tier are for people whose household income is below living wage or who need extra assistance to meet their needs.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Through our fundraising efforts, we are able to offer three full scholarships per class. The full-scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering. Each student may only take one full-scholarship class at a time. Because our scholarship funding is limited, if a student selects multiple overlapping classes at the full-scholarship level, they will be disenrolled from all classes.
All sliding-scale and scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans, refund policy, and sick and inclement weather policy.