Bell, book and camera
Subtitle: a critical history of witches in American film and television
By: Heather Greene
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781476662527
Subjects: Witches on television; Women in motion pictures; Witches in motion pictures
Description: "The witch as a cultural archetype has existed in some form since the beginning of recorded history. Her nature has changed through technological developments and sociocultural shifts -- a transformation most evident in her depictions on screen. This book traces the figure of the witch through American screen history with an analysis of the enterntainment industry's shifting boundaries concerning expressions of femininity. Focusing on films and television series from The wizard of Oz to The craft, the author looks at how the witch reflects alterations of gender roles, religion, the modern practice of witchcraft, and female agency"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-226), filmographies, and index.
Table of contents: title: In the beginning (1896-1919); title: Wild women, vamps and green skin (1919-1939); title: War and weird women (1939-1950); title: Toward a new Hollywood (1951-1967); title: Horror and the fantastic (1968-1982); title: The satanic panic (1983-1999); title: A new witch order (2000-2016).