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OverviewThis book addresses the relationship between gossip, women, and film with regards to the genre of chick flicks. Presenting two case studies on the films Easy A (Will Gluck 2010) and Emma (Douglas McGrath 1996), Dang demonstrates that hearsay plays a defining role in the staging of these films and thus in the film experience. While the lack of women’s voices in the general public sphere remains an issue, the female voice is very present in the contemporary woman’s film. In its analysis of gossip, this book focuses on a form of communication that has traditionally been assigned to women and is consequently disregarded. Dang provides a theoretical framework for the understanding of speech acts in the popular, yet undertheorized, genre of chick flicks. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sarah-Mai DangPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Pivot Edition: 1st ed. 2017 Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781137560179ISBN 10: 1137560177 Pages: 75 Publication Date: 30 November 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Gossip as an Organizing Principle of Social Order and Perception.- 3. Easy A – “A is for Awesome”.- 4. Emma – “A match well made, a job well done.”.- 5. A Matter of Perspective.ReviewsAuthor InformationDr Sarah-Mai Dang is a Research Assistant at the Department of Media Studies at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. Previously, she worked at the Collaborative Research Center “Aesthetic Experience and the Dissolution of Artistic Limits” (SFB 626) and at the Department for Film Studies, both at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |