Representations of femininity in American genre cinema : the woman's film, film noir, and modern horror / David Greven.

Author/creator Greven, David
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Description214 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction : femininity and film genres -- Freud and classical Hollywood. Freud and the death-mother -- Transformations of the woman's film : or, feminine myths -- Modern horror. Modern horror as the concealed woman's film -- Medusa in the mirror : Brian de Palma's Carrie -- Demeter and Persephone in space : transformation, femininity, and myth in the alien films -- The finalizing woman : horror, femininity, and queer monsters -- Coda : the brave one.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index..
LCCN 2010037447
ISBN9780230112513
ISBN023011251X

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Joyner General Stacks PN1995.9.W6 G745 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold