ISBN: 0691037744

Noting that motherhood is a common metaphor for film production, Lucy Fischer undertakes the first investigation of how the topic of motherhood presents itself throughout a wide range of … More...

Noting that motherhood is a common metaphor for film production, Lucy Fischer undertakes the first investigation of how the topic of motherhood presents itself throughout a wide range of film genres. Until now discussions of maternity have focused mainly on melodramas, which, along with musicals and screwball comedies, have traditionally been viewed as "women's" cinema. Fischer defies gender-based classifications to show how motherhood has played a fundamental role in the overall cinematic experience. She argues that motherhood is often treated as a site of crisis--for example, the mother being blamed for the ills afflicting her offspring--then shows the tendency of certain genres to specialize in representing a particular social or psychological dimension in the thematics of maternity. Drawing on social history and various cultural theories, Fischer first looks at Rosemary's Baby to show the prevalence of childbirth themes in horror films. In crime films ( White Heat ), she sees the linkage of male deviance and mothering. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and The Guardian , both occult thrillers, uncover cultural anxieties about working mothers. Her discussion covers burlesques of male mothering, feminist documentaries on the mother-daughter relationship, trick films dealing with procreative metaphors, and postmodern films like High Heels , where fluid sexuality is the theme. These films tend to treat motherhood as a locus of irredeemable conflict, whereas History and Memory an arts music and photography,family relationships,history and criticism,humor and entertainment,motherhood,movies,performing arts,politics and social sciences,theory,women's studies Family Relationships, Princeton University Press<

ISBN: 9780691037745

Noting that motherhood is a common metaphor for film production, Lucy Fischer undertakes the first investigation of how the topic of motherhood presents itself throughout a wide range of … More...

Noting that motherhood is a common metaphor for film production, Lucy Fischer undertakes the first investigation of how the topic of motherhood presents itself throughout a wide range of film genres. Until now discussions of maternity have focused mainly on melodramas, which, along with musicals and screwball comedies, have traditionally been viewed as "women's" cinema. Fischer defies gender-based classifications to show how motherhood has played a fundamental role in the overall cinematic experience. She argues that motherhood is often treated as a site of crisis--for example, the mother being blamed for the ills afflicting her offspring--then shows the tendency of certain genres to specialize in representing a particular social or psychological dimension in the thematics of maternity.Drawing on social history and various cultural theories, Fischer first looks at "Rosemary's Baby to show the prevalence of childbirth themes in horror films. In crime films ("White Heat), she sees the linkage of male deviance and mothering. "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and "The Guardian, both occult thrillers, uncover cultural anxieties about working mothers. Her discussion covers burlesques of male mothering, feminist documentaries on the mother-daughter relationship, trick films dealing with procreative metaphors, and postmodern films like "High Heels, where fluid sexuality is the theme. These films tend to treat motherhood as a locus of irredeemable conflict, whereas "History and Memory and "High Tide propose a more sanguine, dynamic, and enabling view. Media > Book, [PU: Princeton University Press]<

1996, ISBN: 0691037744

[EAN: 9780691037745], [PU: Princeton, Princeton University Press ,], FILM NOISBN, 251 S., OKart., sehr gut erhalten Sprache: Englisch. Aufgrund der EPR-Regelung kann in folgende Länder KE… More...

[EAN: 9780691037745], [PU: Princeton, Princeton University Press ,], FILM NOISBN, 251 S., OKart., sehr gut erhalten Sprache: Englisch. Aufgrund der EPR-Regelung kann in folgende Länder KEIN Versand mehr erfolgen: Bulgarien, Frankreich, Griechenland, Luxemburg, Österreich, Polen, Rumänien, Schweden, Slowakei, Spanien., Books<

1996, ISBN: 0691037744

[EAN: 9780691037745], [SC: 64.8], [PU: Princeton, Princeton University Press ,], FILM NOISBN, 251 S., OKart., sehr gut erhalten Sprache: Englisch., Books