| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 200 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Traditions in American cinema
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Traditions in American cinema.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-187) and index. |
| Summary |
In light of their tremendous gains in the political and professional sphere, and their ever expanding options, why do most contemporary American films aimed at women still focus almost exclusively on their pursuit of a heterosexual romantic relationship? This book explores this question. |
| Contents |
Title page; Imprint; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Illustrations; INTRODUCTION: WOMEN, POSTFEMINISM AND ROMANCE; 1. 'BOTH GLAD AND SORRY': ROMANCE CYCLES AND WOMEN'S POLITICS; 2. PRAGMATISM VS. SENTIMENTALITY: AMELIORATION IN THE POSTFEMINIST CYCLE; 3. PAST VS. PRESENT: TEMPORALITY IN THE POSTFEMINIST CYCLE; 4. SEXY VS. FUNNY: SEXUALITY IN THE POSTFEMINIST CYCLE; 5. INDEPENDENCE VS. DEPENDENCE: ECONOMICS IN THE POSTFEMINIST CYCLE; CONCLUSION: BEGINNINGS VS. ENDINGS: THE FUTURE OF THE POSTFEMINIST CYCLE; Selected bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships in motion pictures.
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Man-woman relationships in motion pictures. |
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Feminism and motion pictures.
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Feminism and motion pictures. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Schreiber, Michele. American postfeminist cinema. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2014] 9780748693368 (DLC) 2014407317 (OCoLC)868378476 |
| ISBN |
9780748693375 (electronic book) |
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0748693378 (electronic book) |
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9780748693368 |
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074869336X |
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