Seminar: Clueless
Simmons University professor Audrey Golden leads this virtual seminar on Amy Heckerling's cult comedy.
This summer, Amy Heckerling's cult film Clueless celebrates its 25th anniversary. Like Cher Horowitz might say, "As If!" Yet somehow it's true—Clueless originally hit theaters on July 19, 1995. Since then, the movie has been adapted for television, and Heckerling most recently turned it into a musical. We'll take a look at where the film came from, some of the reasons that it remains so popular twenty-five years later, and how that rockin' soundtrack came together. This film is a '90s dream, featuring fashion by Contempo Casuals and music from The Muffs, Beastie Boys, Smoking Popes, and Radiohead. Join Simmons University Professor Audrey Golden in celebrating 25 years of Clueless.
How will this work?
When you register for this virtual education seminar, the program will be presented in three parts.
At least one week before the seminar, you'll receive an email with a link to watch a pre-taped lecture, to view before the film at your convenience. Please make sure to check your spam folder for this link before emailing our support team.
Then, you can go off and watch the film on your own. Please note, the Coolidge is not able to provide the film ourselves, but you can find out where to rent and/or stream it here.
Make sure you watch the film before the discussion, which will take place on Thursday, July 30 at 8pm EST over Zoom. Before the discussion, you can submit questions for the instructor here. You'll also have the opportunity to submit questions during the discussion!
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About the Speaker
Audrey J. Golden is Assistant Professor of English at Simmons University, where she teaches courses in global literature and postcolonial cinema. Her love of film dates to her time as head projectionist of the Wesleyan University cinema, where she also earned a B.A. in film studies. She earned a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. As a lawyer and literature scholar, her research focuses on the connections between international human rights law and postcolonial fiction. She regularly teaches and writes on literature and film from the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
