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Routledge The Woman's Film of the 1940s: Gender, Narrative, History

Name: The Woman's Film of the 1940s: Gender, Narrative, History
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This scholarly examination explores how 1940s woman's films navigate the intersection of gender, desire, and narrative whilst engaging with public history and private experience. Challenging conventional interpretations that position cinematic melodrama outside historical context, the book reframes these films against the backdrop of World War II. By building upon and diverging from established feminist theories of gendered spectatorship in cinema, the author presents a nuanced analysis of how these narratives functioned within their historical moment. Part of the Routledge Advances in Film Studies series, this work offers film scholars, students, and historians a comprehensive study of an often-overlooked genre that reveals the complex ways cinema both reflected and shaped cultural attitudes during this transformative decade.

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Examines 1940s woman's films within their World War II historical context, connecting cinematic narrative to public events and social change.

Challenges conventional feminist film theory by presenting new perspectives on gendered spectatorship and audience engagement with melodrama.

Part of the Routledge Advances in Film Studies series, offering academic rigour and peer-reviewed scholarship for university courses and research.

Analyses the relationship between gender, desire, and narrative structure in films that bridged private emotion and historical experience.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 041583306X
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Film > Genres
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 24 April 2014
Listed Since: 12 November 2012

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