| WEEK # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Introduction and Overview of the Course Film: Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the American West. PBS. Produced by Mirra Bank. May 12, 1995. | |
| 2 | Theoretical Overview: Construction Gender, Race-Ethnicity and "The West" | |
| 3 | The Great Plains and the Farm Frontier | |
| 4 | The Farm Frontier—Literary Perspectives | |
| 5 | The Borderlands | |
| 6 |
Challenges to Gender and Sexuality Film: Ballad of Little Jo. DVD. Directed by Maggie Greenwald. 1993. Polygram Filmed Entertainment. | Prospectus and short bibliography for final paper due |
| 7 | Immigration, Migration, and Farm Labor on the West Coast | |
| 8 |
Women, Politics, and The Radical West Film: Salt of the Earth. DVD and streaming. Directed by Herbert J. Biberman. 1954. Independent Production Company. | |
| 9 | Cultural Brokers and Moral Reform | First 7–9 pages of final paper due |
| 10 | Cultural Brokers via the "Empire of the Lens." | |
| 11 |
The Great Depression and WWII Film: Wartime Richmond. National Park Service. 2013 | |
| 12 | Representations of the West: Writers, Artists, and Mythmakers | |
| 13 |
Student presentations on Term Projects Prof. Rudnick's slideshow on Georgia O'Keefe | Final Paper due at end of semester |