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American Postfeminist Cinema: Women, Romance and Contemporary Culture
Michele Schreiber
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Description for American Postfeminist Cinema: Women, Romance and Contemporary Culture
Paperback. Examines a cycle of postfeminist films that adopt the conventions of romance. This book explores the symbiotic relationship between heterosexual romance and postfeminist culture. It offers a fresh perspective on both popular American romance films and postfeminist cultural criticism. Series: Traditions in American Cinema. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
This book examines a cycle of postfeminist films that adopt the conventions of romance. In light of their tremendous gains in the political and professional sphere, and their ever expanding options, why do most contemporary American films aimed at women still focus almost exclusively on their pursuit of a heterosexual romantic relationship? American Postfeminist Cinema explores this question and is the first book to examine the symbiotic relationship between heterosexual romance and postfeminist culture. The book argues that since 1980, postfeminism's most salient tensions and anxieties have been reflected in the American romance film. Case studies of a broad range ... Read more
This book examines a cycle of postfeminist films that adopt the conventions of romance. In light of their tremendous gains in the political and professional sphere, and their ever expanding options, why do most contemporary American films aimed at women still focus almost exclusively on their pursuit of a heterosexual romantic relationship? American Postfeminist Cinema explores this question and is the first book to examine the symbiotic relationship between heterosexual romance and postfeminist culture. The book argues that since 1980, postfeminism's most salient tensions and anxieties have been reflected in the American romance film. Case studies of a broad range ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Traditions in American Cinema
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474405560
SKU
V9781474405560
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About Michele Schreiber
Michele Schreiber is Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies at Emory University.
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