Ageing Femininity on Screen

The Older Woman in Contemporary Cinema

AvNiall Richardson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Del i serien Library of Gender and Popular Culture

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Beskrivning

What can queer theory, media studies and feminism bring to our understanding of cinema's Lavender Ladies? Addressing the groundswell of scholarly interest in age and its representation, Ageing Femininity on Film explores character tropes for old women in recent film. Alongside a proliferation of negative stereotypes, like the grotesque hag or the dotty old fool, this book illuminates gentility as a key alternative. Across classics of British and American cinema since the 1980s, including Driving Miss Daisy and The Queen, ageing females are empowered by genteel manners. They are amateur sleuths, retired political figures, and everyday women who refuse to be ignored. Studying examples beyond the “politics of pity,” this important book unpacks the multi-faceted relationship between gentility and feminine strength.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-07-11
Mått:144 x 218 x 26 mm
Vikt:420 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Library of Gender and Popular Culture
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350143968

Utforska kategorier

Film inom Kultur
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
HBTQ+ inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Niall Richardson is Senior Lecturer and convenor of the MA in Gender and Media at the University of Sussex. He is an expert on body image in film, queer politics and the representation of gender and ageing in popular culture. His numerous publications include the co-edited collection Film and Gender (2013) and The Queer Cinema of Derek Jarman: Critical and Cultural Readings (I.B.Tauris, 2008).

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsSeries Editors' ForewordIntroduction: Identifying 'Old' Ages - Biological, Cultural and Social1. Lady Power and Gentility: The Older Woman in Contemporary Heritage Cinema2. Action! Performance and Performativity3. 'Get Off Your Asses for these Old Broads!': Age Camp and Age Drag4. What Ever Happened to Sister George? Representing Ageing Lesbians5. 'My Whole Life I have been Dressing up as a Man. This is Me.': Representing Ageing Trans-Femininity6. Long Live Our Gracious 'Queens': Representing Ageing Effeminacy7. Conclusion: Grey Affirmation or Greywashing?FilmographyBibliographyIndex