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American postfeminist cinema : = women, romance and contemporary culture /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	American postfeminist cinema :/ Michele Schreiber.
Reminder of title:	women, romance and contemporary culture /
Author:	Schreiber, Michele,
Description:	1 online resource (vii, 200 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Man-woman relationships in motion pictures. -
Online resource:	http://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9780748693375/type/BOOK
ISBN:	9780748693375 (ebook)

American postfeminist cinema : = women, romance and contemporary culture /
Schreiber, Michele,

American postfeminist cinema :women, romance and contemporary culture /Michele Schreiber. - 1 online resource (vii, 200 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Machine generated contents note: 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.

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? American Postfeminist Cinema explores this question and is the first book to examine the symbiotic relationship between heterosexual romance and postfeminist culture. The book argues that since 1980, postfeminism's most salient tensions and anxieties have been reflected in the American romance film. Case studies of a broad range of Hollywood and independent films reveal how the postfeminist romance cycle is intertwined with contemporary women's ambivalence and broader cultural anxieties about women's changing social and political status. Key Features: Offers a new perspective on both popular American romance films and postfeminist cultural criticism by examining the symbiotic relationship between romance and postfeminism. Analyses the recurring narrative and discursive patterns of postfeminist cinema. Includes 13 case studies of popular postfeminist films and other media texts, including television programmes. Continues the tradition of feminist analysis of romance as a significant media genre for women.

ISBN: 9780748693375 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Man-woman relationships in motion pictures.

LC Class. No.: PN1995.9.W6 / S35 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 791.436522

American postfeminist cinema : = women, romance and contemporary culture /
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