Introducing Clueless at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage with Dr. Rosanne Welch

Introducing Clueless at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage with Dr. Rosanne Welch [Video] On Saturday, August 8 I had the pleasure of being the guest academic and providing the introduction to a screening of "Clueless" (written by Amy Heckerling) ( (in the newly renovated theatre of the Autry Museum of the American West. In my short talk, I covered the comparison between Cher, the lead character of Clueless (https://link.amazon/B08SVGz33), and Jane Austen’s Emma (https://link.amazon/B0idmOBdk), showing how Heckerling’s film is a solid example of the female gaze. I also touched on how Heckerling embedded her own progressive ideas into her main character, from the fact that her high school was named for abolitionist and Transcendentalist Bronson Alcott (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Br...) to Cher’s comment on immigration: “It does not say RSVP on the Statue of Liberty.” Pretty forward-thinking for a film made in 1995. #speaking #film #movies #video #podcast #show #slides #clueless #emma #austen #amyheckerling #presentation #history