Women on screen : feminism and femininity in visual culture /

"A timely intervention into debates on the representation of feminist and feminine identities in contemporary visual culture. The essays in this collection interrogate how and why certain formulations of feminism and femininity are currently prevalent in mainstream cinema and television, offeri...

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Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Other Authors:	Waters, Melanie, 1979-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:	Women in motion pictures. Motion pictures for women. Motion pictures and women. Feminist films. Women on television. Television and women. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	"A timely intervention into debates on the representation of feminist and feminine identities in contemporary visual culture. The essays in this collection interrogate how and why certain formulations of feminism and femininity are currently prevalent in mainstream cinema and television, offering new insights into postfeminist media phenomena"--
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	x, 243 pages
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.