Detecting Women Gender and the Hollywood Detective Film【電子書籍】[ Philippa Gates ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Ambitious and comprehensive history of the female detective in Hollywood film from 1929 to 2009.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Finalist for the 2012 Edgar Award in the Best Critical/Biographical Category presented by the Mystery Writers of America＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this extensive and authoritative study of over 300 films, Philippa Gates explores the "woman detective" figure from her pre-cinematic origins in nineteenth century detective fiction through her many incarnations throughout the history of Hollywood cinema. Through the lens of theories of gender, genre, and stardom and engaging with the critical concepts of performativity, masquerade, and feminism, Detecting Women analyzes constructions of the female investigator in the detective genre and focuses on the evolution of her representation from 1929 to today. While a popular assumption is that images of women have become increasingly positive over this period, Gates argues that the most progressive and feminist models of the．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る