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9%OFFChristine Gledhill - Gender Meets Genre in Postwar Cinemas - 9780252078316 - V9780252078316
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Gender Meets Genre in Postwar Cinemas

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Description for Gender Meets Genre in Postwar Cinemas Paperback. Genre meets gender in films from around the world Editor(s): Gledhill, Christine. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJP; APF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.

This remarkable collection uses genre as a fresh way to analyze the issues of gender representation in film theory, film production, spectatorship, and the contexts of reception. With a uniquely global perspective, these essays examine the intersection of gender and genre in not only Hollywood films but also in independent, European, Indian, and Hong Kong cinemas. Working in the area of postcolonial cinema, contributors raise issues dealing with indigenous and global cinemas and argue that contemporary genres have shifted considerably as both notions of gender and forms of genre have changed. The volume addresses topics such as the history of ... Read more

Contributors are Ira Bhaskar, Steven Cohan, Luke Collins, Pam Cook, Lucy Fischer, Jane Gaines, Christine Gledhill, Derek Kane-Meddock, E. Ann Kaplan, Samiha Matin, Katie Model, E. Deidre Pribram, Vicente Rodriguez Ortega, Adam Segal, Chris Straayer, Yvonne Tasker, Deborah Thomas, and Xiangyang Chen. Show Less

Product Details

Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
494g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252078316
SKU
V9780252078316
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Ref
99-1

About Christine Gledhill
Christine Gledhill is a professor of media studies at the University of Sunderland. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including Nationalising Femininity: Culture, Sexuality and British Cinema in the Second World War.

Reviews for Gender Meets Genre in Postwar Cinemas
"A superb collection of essays representing an exceptionally high order of film scholarship: thoughtful, insightful, and well-written. With provocative insights and stellar contributors, the volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of cinema studies."
Virginia Wright Wexman, coeditor of Women and Experimental Filmmaking "These essays suggest that the dual conceits of genre and gender are no longer viable ... Read more

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