Feminist film theorists : Laura Mulvey, Kaja Silverman, Teresa de Lauretis, Barbara Creed / Shohini Chaudhuri.

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Chaudhuri, Shohini [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge critical thinkersPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.Description: x, 148 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780415324328 (hbk)
0415324327 (hbk)
9780415324335 (pbk)
9781032296890

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DDC classification:

791.430 22 CHA

LOC classification:

PN1995.9.W6 C495 2006

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Contents:

Acknowledgements Why Mulvey, Silverman, de Lauretis, and Creed? Key Ideas 1. Beginnings 2. The Male Gaze 3. The Female Voice 4. Technologies of Gender 5. Queering Desire 6. The Monstrous-Feminine 7. Masculinity in Crisis. After Mulvey, Silverman, de Lauretis, Creed. Further Reading Works Cited Index

Summary: Focusing on the ground-breaking work of Laura Mulvey, Kaja Silverman, Teresa de Lauretis and Barbara Creed, this book explores how, since it began in the 1970s, feminist film theory has revolutionized the way that films and their spectators can be understood. Examining the new and distinctive approaches of each of these thinkers, this book provides the most detailed account so far of their ideas. It illuminates the six key concepts and demonstrates their value as tools for film analysis: the male gaze the female voice technologies of gender queering desire the monstrous-feminine masculinity in crisis. Testing their ideas with a number of other examples from contemporary cinema and TV, Shohini Chaudhuri shows how these four thinkers construct their theories through their reading of films. An excellent study companion for all students of film theory and women’s studies.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Arts & Sports	Non-fiction	791.430 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		47425

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-142) and index.

Focusing on the ground-breaking work of Laura Mulvey, Kaja Silverman, Teresa de Lauretis and Barbara Creed, this book explores how, since it began in the 1970s, feminist film theory has revolutionized the way that films and their spectators can be understood.

Examining the new and distinctive approaches of each of these thinkers, this book provides the most detailed account so far of their ideas.

It illuminates the six key concepts and demonstrates their value as tools for film analysis:

the male gaze
the female voice
technologies of gender
queering desire
the monstrous-feminine
masculinity in crisis.
Testing their ideas with a number of other examples from contemporary cinema and TV, Shohini Chaudhuri shows how these four thinkers construct their theories through their reading of films.

An excellent study companion for all students of film theory and women’s studies.

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