Feminist Film Theory: A Reader Sue Thornham
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

The Queer Encyclopedia of Film and Television by Claude J. After reading this, you may also find it interesting to read David Jackson's piece on why he thinks James Cameron is misandrist. Feminist film theory is important because films are such a popular and influential medium. Laura Mulvey is a feminist theorist who applied psychoanalysis to film theory. When I first shared the title of this book to my ( straight) friend . In Third Wave Feminism and Television, edited by Merri Lisa Johnson. The Art of Taking a Walk: Flanerie, Literature, and Film in Weimar Culture. This is a staple text of feminist film theory, which you will need to read as a starting point if you want to impress some hot feminists (of any gender/genderqueer persuasion) with your knowledge of horror at a vegan potluck or something. €Film and the Masquerade: Theorising the Female Spectator.” Feminist Film Theory: a Reader. Mulvey's work was more successful and unique because of her feminist perspective and it laid the foundation for feminist film theory. The Queer Encyclopedia of Film and Television A glbtq Encyclopedia : Cleis Press Trade (#23), film schools (#38), and censorship (#48), to cultural phenomena like fan magazines (#31), television (#63), and feminist film theory (#86), the book blends the illuminating factuality of an encyclopedia with the strong point of view of a . You see, black feminism is more than just a theory or paradigm. Sexuality in the Field of Vision by Jacqueline Rose is a brilliantly original exploration of the interface between feminism, psychoanalysis, semiotics and film theory. I know for a fact that reading the preface to Patricia Hill Collins' Black Feminist Thought on the bus on the way home from work prevented me from quitting my PhD. The Oedipal complex is used in Feminist Film Theory to "prove" how women are seen as objects/possession in film to be either desired or as the "bad guy". It offers me the tools I need to be effective in my professional and personal life. King teaches Film Studies and her fields of specialty include American cinema, film theory, psychoanalytic theory, and feminist film theory and criticism.