Captive bodies : postcolonial subjectivity in cinema /

Captive Bodies examines the film industry's fascination with bondage and captivity, seeking to revisualize American cinema through the lens of critical discourse on captivity narratives, slave narratives, and postcolonial critiques of cinematic constructions of "whiteness," "blac...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1999.
Series:SUNY series, cultural studies in cinema/video.
Subjects:
Captivity in motion pictures.
Imperialism in motion pictures.
Racism in motion pictures.
Sexism in motion pictures.
Motion pictures > Political aspects.
Motion picture industry > Political aspects > United States.
Slavery in motion pictures.
Sex in motion pictures.
Motion pictures, American > History and criticism.
Captivité au cinéma.
Esclavage au cinéma.
Aliénation (Philosophie) au cinéma.
Racisme au cinéma.
Sexualité au cinéma.
Cinéma américain > Histoire et critique.
Impérialisme au cinéma.
Sexisme au cinéma.
Cinéma > Industrie > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Cinéma > Aspect politique.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
Slavery in motion pictures
Sex in motion pictures
Motion pictures, American
Captivity in motion pictures
Imperialism in motion pictures
Motion picture industry > Political aspects
Motion pictures > Political aspects
Racism in motion pictures
Sexism in motion pictures
Film
Gefangener > Motiv
Rassismus
United States
USA
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Images of Bondage: Captive Bodies
  • Ch. 2. A Plantocracy of Images
  • Ch. 3. Captive Sexualities
  • Ch. 4. Doubly Bound: The Postcolonial Resistant Body
  • Ch. 5. Disciplining Discourse.

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