Women on screen [electronic resource] : feminism and femininity in visual culture /
by Waters, Melanie; ProQuest (Firm).
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BookPublisher: Houndmills [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Description: x, 243 p.ISBN: ; .Subject(s): Women in motion pictures | Motion pictures for women | Motion pictures and women | Feminist films | Women on television | Television and women | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
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Summary: "A timely intervention into debates on the representation of feminist and feminine identities in contemporary visual culture. The essays in this collection interrogate how and why certain formulations of feminism and femininity are currently prevalent in mainstream cinema and television, offering new insights into postfeminist media phenomena"-- Provided by publisher.
pt. 1. Generations -- pt. 2. Sex and sexuality -- pt. 3. Makeovers -- pt. 4. Violence.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Generations -- pt. 2. Sex and sexuality -- pt. 3. Makeovers -- pt. 4. Violence.
"A timely intervention into debates on the representation of feminist and feminine identities in contemporary visual culture. The essays in this collection interrogate how and why certain formulations of feminism and femininity are currently prevalent in mainstream cinema and television, offering new insights into postfeminist media phenomena"-- Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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