{"product_id":"representations-of-femininity-in-american-genre-cinema-the-womans-film-film-noir-and-modern-horror-9780230112513","title":"Representations of Femininity in American Genre Cinema: The Woman's Film, Film Noir, and Modern Horror","description":"The theme of female transformation informs the Hollywood representation of femininity from the studio era to the present. Whether it occurs physically, emotionally, or on some other level, transformation allows female protagonists to negotiate their own complex desires and to resist the compulsory marriage plot. A sweeping study of Hollywood from \u003ci\u003eNow, Voyager, The Heiress\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFlamingo Road\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eCarrie\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAlien\u003c\/i\u003e films, \u003ci\u003eThe Brave One\u003c\/i\u003e, and the slasher horror genre, this book boldly unsettles commonplace understandings of genre film, female sexuality, and Freudian theory as it makes a strong new case for the queer relevance of female representation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Greven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780230112513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Greven is Associate Professor of English at the University of South Carolina, USA. His books include \u003cem\u003ePsycho-Sexual: Male Desire in Hitchcock, De Palma, Scorsese and Friedkin; The Fragility of Manhood: Hawthorne, Freud, and the Politics of Gender\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eMen Beyond Desire: Manhood, Sex, and Violation in American Literature\u003cem\u003e. Greven's essays on film have been published in journals such as the \u003cem\u003eQuarterly Review of Film and Video, Cinema Journal, Genders, Jump Cut, CineAction\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCineaste and he is on the editorial boards of \u003cem\u003eCinema Journal, Genders, and Poe Studies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40846658633843,"sku":"9.78023E+12","price":93.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9a0f02ae-0503-4593-9aef-5e41de70dc69.jpg?v=1686143582","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/representations-of-femininity-in-american-genre-cinema-the-womans-film-film-noir-and-modern-horror-9780230112513","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}