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Teaching Gender Through the Screen: Feminist Film Pedagogy, Visual Literacy, and Critical Consciousness in Indian Undergraduate English Classrooms.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Author
- Anil, A.
- Year
- 2026
- Publisher
- Journal of Humanities and Education Development, 8(2), 86-90.
- DOI/Link
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- Abstract
- This paper explores feminist film pedagogy as a method for developing gender-critical awareness in Indian undergraduate English classrooms. It argues that cinema can help students critically engage with visual culture, gender representation, and patriarchal media structures. Through case studies from a college in Kerala, the study demonstrates how films, Bollywood songs, and OTT series improve students’ visual literacy, feminist understanding, and analytical skills. The paper proposes a practical framework for integrating feminist film pedagogy into English literature curricula in India.
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Film Literacy
- Tags
- Stereotypes and identity, Visual communication
- PGDMIL Course
- C08 – Typology of Media Literacy
- PGDMIL Block
- C08-B1: Literacy of Mainstream Media
- Has Part
- C08-U02: Film Literacy
- Corpus Status
- Pending Review