Midterm Essay
Would like you to apply for the Bechdel Test for Women to a movie or television show of your choice. The movie where used is ” The Princess Diaries.”
Provide a clip from your selection and write a 3-page essay explaining: how it passes or fails the Bechdel test; if there is any intersectionality in the representation of the women in the movie/show you chose (cis-gender women, transwomen, gay women, women of color, etc.); and explain how the gaze employed in the production of the movie/television show either reinforces or resists sexism and misogyny? quality of critical thinking and engagement with the cultural object chosen by the student; ability to answer the question(s) posed; quality of the written statement (grammar, spelling, no text speak, etc); accurate use of the Bechdel Test; and writing the requisite number of pages prescribed in the assignment. Use the Bechdel Test in this essay precisely and efficiently.
Here is the link for what the Bechdel Test is: