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Philip Hayward - Making a Splash: Mermaids (and Mer-Men) in 20th and 21st Century Audiovisual Media - 9780861967247 - V9780861967247
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Making a Splash: Mermaids (and Mer-Men) in 20th and 21st Century Audiovisual Media

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Description for Making a Splash: Mermaids (and Mer-Men) in 20th and 21st Century Audiovisual Media paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, 28 color illus. BIC Classification: APFA; APFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 401.

Mermaids have been a feature of western cinema since its inception and the number of films, television series, and videos representing them has expanded exponentially since the 1980s. Making a Splash analyses texts produced within a variety of audiovisual genres. Following an overview of mermaids in western culture that draws on a range of disciplines including media studies, psychoanalysis, and post- structuralism, individual chapters provide case studies of particular engagements with the folkloric figure. From Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" to the creation of Ursula, Ariel's tentacled antagonist in Disney's 1989 film, to aspects of mermaid vocality, physicality, agency, and sexuality in films and even representations of mermen, this work provides a definitive overview of the significance of these ancient mythical figures in 110 years of western audio-visual media.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Libbey Publishing Australia
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
, Australia
ISBN
9780861967247
SKU
V9780861967247
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99-1

About Philip Hayward
Philip Hayward is editor of the Island Studies journal Shima and holds adjunct professor positions at the University of Technology Sydney and at Southern Cross University (Australia). He has previously published books on topics such as horror cinema and cultural heritage in the Pacific. He is also a member of audio-visual ensemble The Moviolas and was co-curator of an exhibition entitled Making a Splash: Mermaids and Modernity being held at Sydney's Macquarie University Art Gallery in mid-2017 to accompany the launch of this volume.

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