Seminar: Point Break

Kathryn Bigelow’s Point Break has been widely lauded as a cult action movie classic, yet the full weight of its legacy remains underexamined. 

This seminar will consider how the film serves as a watershed moment in action filmmaking, a pioneering example of female auteurism, and a vital exploration of gender, sexuality, and violence on screen. 

About Mikal J. Gaines: 

Mikal J. Gaines, Ph.D is an Associate Professor of English at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. He teaches courses in Academic Writing and Research, Writing in the Humanities, Introduction to Film, and Speculative Fiction and Film. His work has appeared in ASAP/J, Discourse, The Projector, the Journal of Cinema and Media Studies, and Literature Interpretation Theory. His research areas include African American Literature, Film, and Popular Culture, Horror and Gothic Studies, and Critical Theory.