Feminist Film Studies

Name: Feminist Film Studies
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ISBN: 9780415575287

ISBN-10: 0415575281

ISBN-13: 9780415575287

Edition: 2012

Authors: Karen Hollinger

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Feminist Film Studies seeks to provide a readable, yet comprehensive textbook that can be used in introductory classes in feminist film theory and criticism. Karen Hollinger provides an accessible overview of the field of women and film complemented by analyses of key texts that illustrate major topics in the field. The text covers a wide range of areas in which womenâs representation and involvement in film are paramount issues. Key areas include:A brief history of the development of feminist film theoryThe theorization of the male gaze and the female spectatorWomen in genre films and literary adaptationsThe female biopicFeminism and the avant-garde and documentary filmWomen as…

Book details

List price: $46.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 7/13/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 310
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction



What is Feminist Film Theory?


Films in Focus: Vertigo



Women and Genre Films: From the Woman's Film to Chick Flicks


Films in Focus: Stella Dallas and the Devil Wars Prada



Women in Avant-garde and Documentary Filmmaking


Films in Focus 1: Meshes of the Afternoon


Films in Focus 2: Je, tu, il, elle


Films in Focus 3: Shut up & Sing



Lesbian Film Theory and Criticism


Films in Focus: Desert Hearts



Literary Adaptations, Biopics and Women


Films in Focus 1: Sense and Sensibility


Films in Focus 2: Frida



Feminist Film Studies and Race


Films in Focus 1: Illusions


Films in Focus 2: Fire



The Woman Auteur


Films in Focus: Margarethe von Trotta



The Actress


Films in Focus: Susan Sarandon and Thelma & Louise


Bibliography


Index