HOW AND WHY DO FILM PORTRAYALS OF GENDER AND GENDER ROLES (BOTH MALE AND FEMALE) CHANGE OVER TIME FROM THE EARLIEST FILM WE WATCHED, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, RELEASED IN 1938, TO PORTRAYALS OF THESE ISSUES IN ANY OF THE LATER MOVIES.

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HOW AND WHY DO FILM PORTRAYALS OF GENDER AND GENDER ROLES (BOTH MALE AND FEMALE) CHANGE OVER TIME FROM THE EARLIEST FILM WE WATCHED, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, RELEASED IN 1938, TO PORTRAYALS OF THESE ISSUES IN ANY OF THE LATER MOVIES.
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1. FORMAT: THIS PAPER SHOULD BE 4-6 PAGES LONG, TYPED IN WORD, DOUBLE-SPACED

2. INSTRUCTIONS:
B. In this essay, you will be asked to consider some of the cultural processes that are behind the portrayal of either gender roles in the 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood and compare and contrast those processes with the portrayals of gender (both masculine and feminine) in ONE of the following films: Robin and Marian (1976), or Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves (1991), or the 2010 film Robin Hood. The point is to show how and why the portrayals change over time.
C. YOU MUST FOCUS ON HOW THE PORTRAYAL OF GENDER CHANGED OVER TIME IN RESPONSE TO CULTURAL PROCESSES IN COMPARING THE 1938 FILM TO ANY ONE OF THE LATER MOVIES (I.E. THE 1938, 1976, 1991, OR 2010 FILMS). REMEMBER THAT THE MAKERS OF THESE FILMS ARE NOT TRYING TO REPRODUCE ACCURATE MEDIEVAL HISTORY, BUT ARE USING THE MIDDLE AGES TO PRESENT A MESSAGE TO A MODERN AUDIENCE. So, your essay must address one of the two following questions:

ESSAY QUESTIONS
1. HOW AND WHY DO FILM PORTRAYALS OF GENDER AND GENDER ROLES (BOTH MALE AND FEMALE) CHANGE OVER TIME FROM THE EARLIEST FILM WE WATCHED, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, RELEASED IN 1938, TO PORTRAYALS OF THESE ISSUES IN ANY OF THE LATER MOVIES: ROBIN AND MARIAN (1976), ROBIN HOOD, PRINCE OF THIEVES (1991), OR ROBIN HOOD (2010)? IF THEY ARE DIFFERENT, YOU MUST BE SPECIFIC ABOUT HOW AND WHY THEY ARE DIFFERENT: I.E. SPECIFICALLY HOW IS GENDER PORTRAYED DIFFERENTLY (IN THE WAY PEOPLE ARE DRESSED, HOW THEY ACT, HOW MEN BEHAVE TOWARD WOMEN OR WOMEN TOWARD MEN ETC.) AND WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT CULTURAL PROCESSES BEHIND THESE PORTRAYALS? IF YOU THINK THE PORTRAYALS ARE THE SAME, SHOW HOW THEY ARE THE SAME. OR, IF YOU FIND THAT SOME PORTRAYALS ARE THE SAME AND SOME DIFFERENT, BE SPECIFIC ABOUT HOW THIS IS TRUE. YOU MUST BE SPECIFIC ABOUT THE CULTURAL PROCESSES THAT INFLUENCED THESE FILMS OT PORTAY THESE ISSUES AS THEY DID.

SOURCES: For this paper you will need to use the following sources:
1. The two movies – YOU ARE ONLY TO USE TWO FILMS ONE OF WHICH MUST BE THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
2. Robin Hood, a Mythic Biography, especially the forth chapter on “Robin Hood of Hollywood.”
3. Introduction (for either question) and Chapter 13 (“The ‘Other’ Women of Sherwood: The Construction of Difference and Gender in Cinematic Treatments of the Robin Hood Legend” for the gender question) in Race, Class, and Gender in ‘Medieval’ Cinema for the question on gender.
4. “1930s America – Feminist Void?” by Mickey Moran for the gender question.
5. “Timeline for Polling History – Events that Shaped the US and the World” 1935-1999 – this is a timeline that shows the events occurring from 1935-1999, some of which influenced how the movie makers portrayed gender and war/violence in the films.
6. Material useful for either topic can be found in the article “Changing Attitudes toward War and Women in Twentieth-Century Film” by Mary Ann Nantuneqicz.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS:
• This is something of a complex question and you must be sure that you understand what is meant by “compare and contrast.” You must use the 1938 film as your base: i.e. you must show how the film portrays masculinity and how it portrays the feminine. Then you need to show how these portrayals are different and/or the same in the second film. You need to choose your second film carefully. YOU MUST USE CHAPTER 4 OF ROBIN HOOD, A MYTHIC BIOGRAPHY TO SHOW HOW CULTURAL FORCES INFLUENCED THESE PORTRAYALS. AND HOW THAT SHOWS UP IN THE LATER FILMS – FOR GENDER, HOW DO IDEAS ABOUT WOMEN AND WOMEN’S ROLES APPEAR, OR NOT APPEAR, IN THE PORTRAYALS OF MEN AND WOMEN IN THE 1938 FILM AND THEN HOW THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT, WOMEN’S LIBERATION, GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT ETC. AFFECTED THE PORTRAYAL OF GENDER ROLES IN WHATEVER LATER FILM YOU CHOOSE.
• Here are some questions to consider with regard to gender: Are men portrayed as courageous and bold, are they muscular and skilled at killing or are they clever rather than forceful, are they always sure they are right or are they conflicted, are they thoughtful and sensitive, are they dedicated to a sense of honor and duty etc.? Are women shown as being submissive and passive or active and independent?
• You must suggest some reasons why these portrayals changed over time (i.e. see what I have written above re: changes in attitudes towards war and in ideas about gender from 1938 to whenever the second movie you choose was filmed).

1. What I mean when I say “change over time:” In 1938 attitudes toward gender were very different than in 1976. These attitudes had changed again by 1991/1993 and had changed even further by 2010.