Screening Genders - The American Science Fiction Film

Informationen zum Autor Gabbard, Krin Klappentext Gender roles have been tested, challenged, and redefined everywhere during the past thirty years, but perhaps nowhere more dramatically than in film. Screening Genders is a lively and engaging introduction to the evolving representations of masculinity, femininity, and places once thought to be "in between." The first comprehensive overview of the history of gender theory in film, this book is an ideal text for courses and will serve as a foundation for further discussion among students and scholars alike. Zusammenfassung Offers introduction to the evolving representations of masculinity! femininity! and places once thought to be ""in between."" This book begins with an introduction that traces the movement of gender theory from the margins of film studies to its center. It then addresses a range of topics! including screen stars and depictions of gay subjects. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Acknowledgements Introduction The Subject of Gender Gendering Stars Gay, Straight, Queer, and Beyond Gendering Genre Works Cited Contributors Index

Product details

• Authors: Krin Gabbard, Krin (EDT)/ Luhr Gabbard, Krin Luhr Gabbard
• Assisted by: Krin Gabbard (Editor), William Luhr (Editor), William G. Luhr (Editor)
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.2008
• EAN: 9780813543406
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-4340-6
• No. of pages: 195
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Rutgers Depth of Field; Rutgers Depth of Field Series; Depth of Field Series; Rutgers Depth of Field
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet