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Theorising Desire : From Freud to Feminism to Film /

What is the nature of desire? This book gives an accessible introduction to the concept, and a coherent critique of the competing theories of desire within contemporary theory. Through analysis of representations of desire in television and film, it considers ways in which the concept is theorized a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gorton, Kristyn (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:	Cultural and Media Studies. Cultural Studies. Film History. Film and Television Studies. Gender Studies. Media Research. Sociology of Culture. Communication. Culture > Study and teaching. Gender expression. Gender identity. Mass media. Motion pictures and television. Motion pictures > History. Popular culture > Study and teaching. Religion and culture. Sex (Psychology) Sociology. Electronic books.
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