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Zusatztext Don¹t mistake this for a book just about Pretty Woman ! It is that, but it is so much more: a beautifully pitched introduction to feminist film theory, a powerful critique of our postfeminist and neoliberal age, and, above all, a bold, passionate and nuanced contribution to thinking about gender relations today. A truly wonderful book written with verve, élan, and Mari Ruti's trademark ability to convey complex ideas with an enviable lightness of touch. I'll be recommending it to all my students. Informationen zum Autor Mari Ruti (PhD, Harvard University) was Distinguished Professor of Critical Theory and of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada. She was the author of numerous important works, including thirteen books The Singularity of Being: Lacan and the Immortal Within (2012); Between Levinas and Lacan: Self, Other, Ethics (Bloomsbury, 2015); The Age of Scientific Sexism (Bloomsbury, 2015); Feminist Film Theory and Pretty Woman (Bloomsbury, 2016); Penis Envy and Other Bad Feelings: The Emotional Costs of Everyday Life (2018); Distillations: Theory, Ethics, Affect (editor; Bloomsbury, 2018); and Critical Theory Between Klein and Lacan: A Dialogue - with Amy Allen (Bloomsbury, 2019). Klappentext In Feminist Film Theory and Pretty Woman , Mari Ruti traces the development of feminist film theory from its foundational concepts such as the male gaze, female spectatorship, and the masquerade of femininity to 21st-century analyses of neoliberal capitalism, consumerism, postfeminism, and the revival of "girly" femininity as a cultural ideal. By interpreting Pretty Woman as a movie that defies easy categorization as either feminist or antifeminist, the book counters the all-too-common critical dismissal of romantic comedies as mindless drivel preoccupied with trivial "feminine" concerns such as love and shopping. The book's lucid presentation of the key concerns of feminist film theory, along with its balanced reading of Pretty Woman , shed light on a Hollywood genre often overlooked by film critics: the romantic comedy.An overview of feminist film theory and how it explicates Pretty Woman. Zusammenfassung In Feminist Film Theory and Pretty Woman , Mari Ruti traces the development of feminist film theory from its foundational concepts such as the male gaze, female spectatorship, and the masquerade of femininity to 21st-century analyses of neoliberal capitalism, consumerism, postfeminism, and the revival of “girly” femininity as a cultural ideal. By interpreting Pretty Woman as a movie that defies easy categorization as either feminist or antifeminist, the book counters the all-too-common critical dismissal of romantic comedies as mindless drivel preoccupied with trivial “feminine” concerns such as love and shopping. The book’s lucid presentation of the key concerns of feminist film theory, along with its balanced reading of Pretty Woman , shed light on a Hollywood genre often overlooked by film critics: the romantic comedy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Section 1: Feminism and Feminist Film Theory Section 2: Feminist Film Theory and Pretty Woman ConclusionFilmographyBibliographyIndex...
