American postfeminist cinema : women, romance and contemporary culture /

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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 het...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schreiber, Michele (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2014]
Colección:Traditions in American cinema.
Temas:
Man-woman relationships in motion pictures.
Feminism and motion pictures.
Relations entre hommes et femmes au cinéma.
Féminisme et cinéma.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
Feminism and motion pictures
Man-woman relationships in motion pictures
Frau > Motiv
Liebesfilm
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title page; Imprint; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Illustrations; INTRODUCTION: WOMEN, POSTFEMINISM AND ROMANCE; 1. 'BOTH GLAD AND SORRY': ROMANCE CYCLES AND WOMEN'S POLITICS; 2. PRAGMATISM VS. SENTIMENTALITY: AMELIORATION IN THE POSTFEMINIST CYCLE; 3. PAST VS. PRESENT: TEMPORALITY IN THE POSTFEMINIST CYCLE; 4. SEXY VS. FUNNY: SEXUALITY IN THE POSTFEMINIST CYCLE; 5. INDEPENDENCE VS. DEPENDENCE: ECONOMICS IN THE POSTFEMINIST CYCLE; CONCLUSION: BEGINNINGS VS. ENDINGS: THE FUTURE OF THE POSTFEMINIST CYCLE; Selected bibliography; Index.

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