Splash Biography
ALEXANDRA PEREZ-GARCIA, ESP Teacher
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Major: Psychology College/Employer: UChicago Year of Graduation: 2016 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Not Available. Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)C1037: The Manic Pixie Dream Girl Explored in Splash! Fall 2012 (Oct. 06, 2012)
"That bubbly, shallow cinematic creature that exists solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful young men to embrace life and its infinite mysteries and adventures."
We've all seen her and become enamored by her. This perfect character that sweeps us away with her quirkiness and effervescent attitude towards life, who's imperfections only make her more endearing. In this class we will discuss this stock character and the movies in which she appears. We will also discuss how this character affects the perception of real life women and whether or not a "perfect girl" can exist in real life.
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