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Points of Resistance
Lauren Rabinovitz
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Description for Points of Resistance
Paperback. Detailing the relationship of three women filmmakers' lives and films to the institutions of the post-World War II era, this title presents the social history of North American avant-garde cinema. It argues that avant-garde cinema, open to women because of its marginal status in the art world, included women as filmmakers, organizers, and critics. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ANH; APF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
In detailing the relationship of three women filmmakers’ lives and films to the changing institutions of the post-World War II era, Lauren Rabinovitz has created the first feminist social history of the North American avant-garde cinema.
At a time when there were few women directors in commercial films, the postwar avant-garde movement offered an opportunity. Rabinovitz argues that avant-garde cinema, open to women because of its marginal status in the art world, included women as filmmakers, organizers, and critics.
Focusing on Maya Deren, Shirley Clarke, and Joyce Wieland, Rabinovitz illustrates how women used bold ... Read more
In detailing the relationship of three women filmmakers’ lives and films to the changing institutions of the post-World War II era, Lauren Rabinovitz has created the first feminist social history of the North American avant-garde cinema.
At a time when there were few women directors in commercial films, the postwar avant-garde movement offered an opportunity. Rabinovitz argues that avant-garde cinema, open to women because of its marginal status in the art world, included women as filmmakers, organizers, and critics.
Focusing on Maya Deren, Shirley Clarke, and Joyce Wieland, Rabinovitz illustrates how women used bold ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
434g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252071249
SKU
V9780252071249
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About Lauren Rabinovitz
Lauren Rabinovitz is an associate professor in the American Studies Program and communication studies department at the University of Iowa, and the author of For The Love of Pleasure.
Reviews for Points of Resistance
"Recent feminist film theory has often called for a new kind of nonpatriarchal, resistant filmmaking practice. Rabinovitz convinces us that, in the case of Deren, Clarke, and Wieland, this practice has been articulated strongly since the 1940s."
Donald Crafton, author of Emile Cohl, Caricature and Film
Donald Crafton, author of Emile Cohl, Caricature and Film