Initial idea development

I have thought an idea for a possible question -

To what extent do Hitchcock's leading ladies appeal to women?

- Using the quote "the chief point I kept in mind when selecting my herione was that she must be fashioned to please women rather then men.....no actress can be a good commercial proposition as a film heroine unless she pleases her own sex" - Alfred Hitchcock

- Women as passive objects vs empathetic towards women

- Spectatorship theory

Books:-

1. Laura Mulvey - The Male Gaze
2. Ken Mogg - The Alfread Hitchcock Story
3. Charles Ramirez Berg - "Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Biography" - The Encyclopedia of Film - 1996
4. John Fawell - "Torturing Women and Making Men" - The Midwest Quarterly - 2006
5. Tania Modleski - "Hitchcock and Feminist Theory" - The Women Who Knew Too Much.

Initial idea

1.Which topic area is this proposal for?

Women and Film

2. What is the suggested focus?

Alfred Hitchcock and criticism of his portrayal of women.

3. Do you have an idea for a question/problematic?

Not sure about the question yet, but there is a lot of possibilities.

4. Why would you choose this?

I am a great fan of Alfred Hitchcocks work so i have a lot of oppinions regarding his films. There are also a lot of debates over the way he portrays women. There will be a lot to say.

5. Do you have any concerns or are there any limitations to this proposal?

A possible limitation could be if I dont have a clear enough focus. I need to find a point to argue/question to answer.

6. Can you rate it on a sliding scale 1- 5 (5 being great proposal, 0 being lousy proposal)

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