Women on Screen [electronic resource] : Feminism and Femininity in Visual Culture /
Waters, M.editor.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
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.
Arts.
Motion pictures-History.
Cultural studies.
Communication.
Sociology.
Feminist theory.
Motion pictures and television.
Arts.
Film History.
Cultural Studies.
Media Research.
Feminism.
Screen Studies.