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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788544403321

Autore

James Deveryle

Titolo

"A zoo of lusts ... a harem of fondled hatreds" [[electronic resource] ] : an historical interrogation of sexual violence against women in film / / by Deveryle James

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars, 2011

ISBN

1-283-19293-4

1-4438-3077-1

9786613192936

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

791.436556

Soggetti

Rape in motion pictures

Women in motion pictures

Rape - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-158) and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

"A Zoo of Lusts . . . A Harem of Fondled Hatred": An Historical Interrogation of Sexual Violence against Women in Film explores the pernicious nature of rape in films from the silent era to the 21st century. Film is an excellent medium through which to hold this discussion, because film, like the body, as Judith Butler, et al. suggest, is fluid and indeterminate, and it is often contemplated as a site for negotiation and resistance. This book addresses three major questions: (1) why does rape...