Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study, 2D Ed.

by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Often considered the lowest depth to which cinema can plummet, the rape-revenge film is broadly dismissed as fundamentally exploitative and sensational, catering only to a demented, regressive demographic. This second edition, ten years after the first, continues the assessment of these films and the discourse they provoke. Included is a new chapter about women-directed rape-revenge films, a phenomenon that--revitalized since #MeToo exploded in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476686491
• ISBN13: 9781476686493
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher