Screening Genders - The American Science Fiction Film

Informationen zum Autor Krin Gabbard is a professor of comparative literature and English at SUNY Stony Brook and the author of Black Magic: White Hollywood and Black Culture (Rutgers University Press). William Luhr is a professor of English and Film at Saint Peter's College in New Jersey and the coauthor of Thinking About Movies: Watching, Questioning, Enjoying. 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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Krin Gabbard, Krin (EDT)/ Luhr Gabbard, Krin Luhr Gabbard
• Con la collaborazione di: Krin Gabbard (Editore), William Luhr (Editore), William G. Luhr (Editore)
• Editore: Rutgers University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.05.2008
• EAN: 9780813543406
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-4340-6
• Pagine: 195
• Dimensioni: 178 mm x 254 mm x 19 mm
• Serie: Rutgers Depth of Field; Rutgers Depth of Field Series; Depth of Field Series; Rutgers Depth of Field
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto