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FLiCX: Hollywood’s Gender Problem

Posted by on Monday, November 13, 2017 in Archives, News.

Saturday, Dec. 2, Dec. 9, & Dec. 16, 2017
10:00 a.m. 
Belcourt Theatre
2102 Belcourt Avenue, Nashville, TN

Anchor Link: https://anchorlink.vanderbilt.edu/event/1630574

Sexual assault and harassment allegations in the film industry are flooding the headlines and show no signs of stopping. As the sheer number of individual victims emboldened to come forward grows exponentially, their voices are testimony to a toxic culture with many enablers. In December, the Belcourt presents a three-part seminar examining the power imbalance in Hollywood that has allowed assault and harassment to thrive. What happens when women’s stories aren’t told and their voices aren’t heard, when the machinations of industry success are the purview of abusive men, and when those men continue to hold power and control?

Each seminar session takes place in the theatre downstairs preceding a film selection from the Belcourt’s series,Fifty Cents For Your Soul: Women and the Show Business Boys’ Club.

Who’s Telling the Story and Why Does it Matter?

Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017
10:00 a.m.
with Bonnie J. Dow | professor of communication studies and
dean of humanities for the College of Arts & Science

Gender in Film Criticism: The Voice of Authority

Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017
10:00 a.m.
with Claire King | associate professor and chair of the department of communication studies
faculty member in the cinema and media arts program

Separating Art from Artist: Where Do We Draw the Line?

Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017
10:00 a.m.
with Jennifer Fay | associate professor of film and English and
director, cinema and media arts program

How the FLiCX Event Works:

  • Faculty and staff are welcome to participate, but the voucher awards apply only to students.
  • “Guests” are welcome to participate, but the voucher awards apply only to students.
  • Buy yourself a ticket for either the three-part seminar, or one or more of the individual sessions.
  • Check in with the FLiCX administrator at each of the three events that you attend.
  • Attend one seminar session to earn a Belcourt voucher which can be redeemed for a ticket to an eligible film at the Belcourt.
  • Attend two seminar sessions to earn two Belcourt vouchers which can be redeemed for tickets to most films at the Belcourt.
  • Attend three seminar sessions to earn three Belcourt vouchers which can be redeemed for tickets to most films at the Belcourt.
  • No RSVP is necessary. 
  • Purchase a ticket to the series or individual sessions.
  • Once you have purchased a ticket, send an email to flicx@vanderbilt.edu indicating whether you have purchased a ticket to the series, or, the session(s) for which you have purchased tickets. 
  • Check in with the FLiCX administrator at each of the seminar sessions that you attend to collect a voucher.