Gender and the Uncanny in Films of the Weimar Republic

by Anjeana K. Hans

Examines how uncanny films of the Weimar Republic engage with and respond to changing gender norms and women's emancipation.

The Weimar period in Germany was a time of radical change, when the traditions and social hierarchies of Imperial Germany crumbled, and a young, deeply conflicted republic emerged. Modernity brought changes that reached deep into the most personal aspects of life, including a loosening of gender roles that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814338941
• ISBN13: 9780814338940
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"