Representations of Femininity in American Genre Cinema

The Woman's Film, Film Noir, and Modern Horror

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Entertainment, Performing Arts
Cover of the book Representations of Femininity in American Genre Cinema by David Greven, Palgrave Macmillan US
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Author: David Greven ISBN: 9780230118836
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: April 25, 2011
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: David Greven
ISBN: 9780230118836
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: April 25, 2011
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

The theme of female transformation informs the Hollywood representation of femininity from the studio era to the present. Whether it occurs physically, emotionally, or on some other level, transformation allows female protagonists to negotiate their own complex desires and to resist the compulsory marriage plot. A sweeping study of Hollywood from Now, Voyager, The Heiress, and Flamingo Road to Carrie, the Alien films, The Brave One, and the slasher horror genre, this book boldly unsettles commonplace understandings of genre film, female sexuality, and Freudian theory as it makes a strong new case for the queer relevance of female representation.

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The theme of female transformation informs the Hollywood representation of femininity from the studio era to the present. Whether it occurs physically, emotionally, or on some other level, transformation allows female protagonists to negotiate their own complex desires and to resist the compulsory marriage plot. A sweeping study of Hollywood from Now, Voyager, The Heiress, and Flamingo Road to Carrie, the Alien films, The Brave One, and the slasher horror genre, this book boldly unsettles commonplace understandings of genre film, female sexuality, and Freudian theory as it makes a strong new case for the queer relevance of female representation.

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