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OverviewViolent women in cinema pose an exciting challenge to spectators, overturning ideas of 'typical' feminine subjectivity. This book explores the representation of homicidal women in contemporary art and independent cinema. Examining narrative, style and spectatorship, Loreck investigates the power of art cinema to depict transgressive femininity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Janice LoreckPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2016 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 3.403kg ISBN: 9781137525079ISBN 10: 113752507 Pages: 179 Publication Date: 29 February 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly 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 ContentsReviews“Violent men in film are usually received without comment, whereas violent women are suspect and thus the victims of a double standard. … they are some of the most important works currently being created, and they deserve a wider audience. This thoughtful, well-written book gives them the deft and detailed consideration due them. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.” (G. A. Foster, Choice, Vol. 54 (2), October, 2016) Violent men in film are usually received without comment, whereas violent women are suspect and thus the victims of a double standard. ... they are some of the most important works currently being created, and they deserve a wider audience. This thoughtful, well-written book gives them the deft and detailed consideration due them. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. (G. A. Foster, Choice, Vol. 54 (2), October, 2016) Author InformationJanice Loreck is a Teaching Associate in the School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |