Honors Projects
Abstract
Through the analysis of twelve films, I looked to see how the creation and dissolving of the Motion Picture Production Code impacted women’s representation on screen. I looked at six films from the pre-Code era of film (1930-1934) and six films from the newly defined post-Code period (1968-1972). In this paper, I break down the Production Code itself and conduct genre research. The romantic comedy sub-genre was selected for this project. The romantic comedy creates a space for women to have leading roles and have comedy make fun of or reinforce gendered stereotypes. This paper looks at how women went from being the center of a film in the pre-Code era, to simply an object of interest in the post-Code era in the romantic comedy sub-genre.
Department
Honors Program
Major
Communication
First Advisor
Dr. Cortland Rankin
First Advisor Department
Theatre and Film
Second Advisor
Dr. Tiffany Knoell
Second Advisor Department
Popular Culture
Publication Date
Spring 4-22-2024
Repository Citation
Hoback, Emma, "First Comes Love, Then Comes Disparage: How the Production Code Impacted Women’s Roles in Romantic Comedies" (2024). Honors Projects. 950.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/honorsprojects/950
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