Final Project Proposal
I’d like to do the timeline option and title it something along the lines of “Women and their roles.” Inspired by my paper and my museum assignment, I’d like to cover a period of time where women were subjected to play certain roles both in the household and in society and how they responded to that (whether they accepted the roles, ‘pretended’ to accept the roles like Elmire/Manago, or whether they rejected them altogether like Chandara from “Punishment”). The subjected role of women I’d like to analyze is women in marriage as wives. I’d also like to incorporate Jurgenssen’s photos into my time line. I’m still unsure of the scope of my time line but I will narrow this down as I look more into my topic. I know my ending point will be around the 1970’s.
While I used Manago and Elmire as my inspiration for our first essay assignment, for this final project I want to pull inspiration from other texts, definitely incorporating Chandara from “Punishment” (which perhaps may serve as my starting point for this timeline!). I also plan to incorporate art work, media, and fashion into the timeline as these three represent major shifts in societal perceptions of women.
This is what I’ve come up with so far, but all suggestions are welcome!! 🙂
3 responses so far
You’ll find lots of great material in some of our 20th century readings. Looking at other female photographers would add great texture (Diane Arbus? Dorothea Lange (Migrant Mother, a famous pic)). Look around online for good options, and once you find some, dig deeper into their work. You might stick with photography, or expand out to other art forms or even expand from set photography to documentary photography to commercial photography.
I think you have a great idea, and you chose a great topic. Not only will you be able to incorporate a lot of the in-class texts, but also works of art that you might encounter outside of the class, as well (such as the photographs you mentioned). It will be really interesting to see how the works we read in class, and the art from around that time period are connected through the topic of female roles. It will be particularly interesting if you do focus on female photographers.
This sounds like a fun topic for the 20th century. I am looking forward to hear your presentation. I was wondering if you are going to focus on a certain area or country within this time period. I can’t wait to see the fashion part of your work because fashion is a great reflection of woman’s role in society.