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Old Wives Tales
Tania Modleski
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Description for Old Wives Tales
Paperback. A work which considers how, and under what conditions, women might become the makers and not just the bearers of meaning; how, in other words, women can tell instead of being told. It discusses recent women's films and changes occurring in traditional women's genres such as romances and melodrama. Num Pages: 264 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150. .
What stories are women telling about themselves? What are the narratives that shape women's fantasy lives and experiences? How can women use the existing media of film, performance and autobiography to tell their own stories, their own lives, their own fantasies? Offering answers to these questions, this book considers how, and under what conditions, women might become the makers and not simply the bearers of meaning; how, in other words, women can tell instead of being told. In addition to discussing recent women's films such as "The Ballad of Little Jo", "The Piano" and "Dogfight", the book also examines the ... Read more
What stories are women telling about themselves? What are the narratives that shape women's fantasy lives and experiences? How can women use the existing media of film, performance and autobiography to tell their own stories, their own lives, their own fantasies? Offering answers to these questions, this book considers how, and under what conditions, women might become the makers and not simply the bearers of meaning; how, in other words, women can tell instead of being told. In addition to discussing recent women's films such as "The Ballad of Little Jo", "The Piano" and "Dogfight", the book also examines the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I B Tauris & Co Ltd
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860643866
SKU
V9781860643866
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5
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