Issues in Feminist Film Criticism

Book Overview

"This anthology makes it abundantly clear that feminist film criticism is flourishing and has developed dramatically since its inception in the early 1970s." --Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism

Erens brings together a wide variety of writings and methodologies by U.S. and British feminist film scholars. The twenty-seven essays represent some of the most influential work on Hollywood film, women's cinema, and documentary filmmaking to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253206103
• ISBN13: 9780253206107
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A good place to start

This book was my best friend during my first ever film theory class. The writing is sometimes frustratingly academic, especially if you don't have a background in feminist theory, but the essays were always thought-provoking, and often enlightening.