Reconstructing Violence : The Southern Rape Complex in Film and Literature /

"In this bold study of cinematic depictions of violence in the South, Deborah E. Barker explores the ongoing legacy of the "southern rape complex" in American film. Taking as her starting point D. W. Griffith's infamous The Birth of a Nation, Barker demonstrates how the tropes an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barker, Deborah, 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Violence in motion pictures.
Violence in literature.
Race relations in motion pictures.
Race relations in literature.
Power (Social sciences) in motion pictures.
Power (Social sciences) in literature.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) dans la litterature.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) au cinema.
Relations raciales dans la litterature.
Relations raciales au cinema.
Violence dans la litterature.
Violence au cinema.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"In this bold study of cinematic depictions of violence in the South, Deborah E. Barker explores the ongoing legacy of the "southern rape complex" in American film. Taking as her starting point D. W. Griffith's infamous The Birth of a Nation, Barker demonstrates how the tropes and imagery of the southern rape complex continue to assert themselves across a multitude of genres, time periods, and stylistic modes"--Jacket.
Physical Description:1 online resource (282 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9780807160633

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