“Ways of Seeing” – How women are often “seen.”
This is a series done in the early 70s by a guy in the UK named John Berger. It bills itself as a series about renaissance paintings, but it's really not. It's about the way we see the world.
Of particular interest is this second episode on renaissance nudes. I obviously cannot show it in class, and it's not really about renaissance nudes. Instead, it's about how women are viewed by both men and women. It's a deep meditation at the way we perceive ourselves and others.
(WARNING: contains brief nudity and obviously lots of nudes in paintings.)