This lecture is a RECORDING ONLY - after purchasing your Pay What You Can ticket you will be able to access the link to the recording of this class via the ticket page. Please reach out to [email protected] if you run into any issues.
After purchasing, you will have until Monday 11th of November to watch this recording.
We hope you enjoy the class!
CLASS DESCRIPTION
Join FLP Director Luisa-Maria MacCormack for a lecture that explores the intersection between Feminism and Fairy Tales. The session will comprise an in depth examination of what makes a fairy tale- and crucially, what makes them so female-centric.
We will examine the history and structure of fairy tales from around the world, their archetypes and contexts, with reference to some of the great feminist folk-tales and the critical texts that accompany them; from Sheherezade to Angela Carter, and the seminal text From the Beast to the Blonde.
We will also explore the gendered nature of the stories we are told as children, as well as the gendered nature of the toys that children are encouraged to play with, aiming to break down our cultural understandings of boyhood and girlhood. Well cover archetype theory, the origin of the word gossip and many other fascinating aspects of these most familiar stories.
ABOUT OUR LECTURER
The Director of The Feminist Lecture Program, Luisa-Maria MacCormack (she/her) studied Textiles Design at London College of Fashion before turning to Fine Art and studying at the Royal Drawing School in 2014. A practicing artist as well as lecturer, Luisa has recently completed her MA at City and Guilds of London Art School. A founding member of the London Drawing Group since its inception in 2016, Luisa teaches drawing, and Feminist Art History classes across London, as well as exhibiting regularly in solo and group shows across the country.
WEBSITE: https://www.luisamariamaccormack.co.uk/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/luisamariamfineart/?hl=en
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday 11th November
Jennifer Higgie (she/her)
Stars in Their Eyes: 19th-Century Spiritualism and Female Proto-Surrealism
Monday 18th November
Melissa Baksh (she/her)
Whitewashed? Whiteness and Femininity in Art History
Monday 25th November
Dr. Noam Yadin Evron (she/her)
Hildegard of Bingen: Mystic, Artist, Composer, Pioneer
Monday 2nd December
Anna Titov (she/her)
Cyborgs, Transcorporeality and Volatile Bodies: Ecofeminist Theories of Embodiment
Monday 9th December
Baylee Woodley (they/them)
Medieval Femmes: Queer Femininities in Medieval England
Monday 16th December
Summer Lee (she/her)
The Incendiary History of Red Lingerie
PAY WHAT YOU CAN
Everyone is welcome to join this Pay-What-You-Can class. We suggest a donation of 20, however, we understand that may not be possible for everybody. Please be honest and pay what you can afford so that we can continue to offer our sessions on a donation basis.
MORE FLP
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And that's it!
We're really looking forward to you joining us x
