Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance

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The Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance is the ultimate playground for the imagination. Students are provided with the latest technologies and tools to help bring their ideas to life. Our contemporary maker space allows artists to collaborate and innovate in new and exciting ways. Small class sizes give students the chance to work closely with professors, resulting in invaluable experiential learning opportunities.

Our students are exposed to highly creative environments, where skills are gained through technical hands-on learning combined with critical and theoretical study.

Our broad range of degree programs and graduate studies offers students the opportunity to pursue an education in Creative Technologies, Film, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, as well as Interdisciplinary Studies. Immerse yourself in a culturally-rich environment, surrounded by internationally-experienced faculty and graduates.

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    When Superwomen Strike Back: Birds of Prey, Black Widow, and Contemporary Feminism in Comic Book Movies
    (Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance, University of Regina, 2021-12-10) Sherick, William
    Since Superman was first introduced in Action Comics #1 in 1938, the world has been taken by storm with depictions of superheroes in comic books and films. While these masculine portrayals have provided men of all ages with positive role models to look up to and strive to emulate, with the exclusion of female-led stories from a rich roster of characters in the comics, it is hard for women to connect with these representations. Things changed with the 2017 release of Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins. Through Wonder Woman, heroic female role models saw an onscreen boost. With films such as 2020’s Birds of Prey, directed by Cathy Yan, and 2021’s Black Widow, directed by Cate Shortland, we see how feminist themes such as challenging the male gaze, fighting male aggressors, and creating female bonds are on full display in these films. Through a historical account of the various ways women have appeared in comic books and movies before Wonder Woman’s release, this essay explores how Yan and Shortland incorporate feminist themes in their films.