"Karen Beckman has written an eye-opening book, one that travels across a richly diverse group of texts in order to reveal the vanishing woman's historical underpinnings and cultural work."--Sabrina Barton
"Karen Beckman has written an eye-opening book, one that travels across a richly diverse group of texts in order to reveal the vanishing woman's historical underpinnings and cultural work."--Sabrina Barton
List of Illustrations viii Acknowledgments xi Introduction 3 1. Surplus Bodies, Vanishing Women: Conjuring, Imperialism, and the Rhetoric of Disappearance, 1851–1901 17 2. Insubstantial Media: Ectoplasm, Exposure, and the Stillbirth of Film 61 3. Mother Knows Best: Magic and Matricide 93 4. Violent Vanishings: Hitchcock, Harlan, and the Politics of Prestidigitation 129 5. Shooting Stars, Vanishing Comets: Bette Davis and Cinematic Fading 153 Afterword 189 Notes 195 Works Cited 219 Filmography 233 Index 235
List of Illustrations viii Acknowledgments xi Introduction 3 1. Surplus Bodies, Vanishing Women: Conjuring, Imperialism, and the Rhetoric of Disappearance, 1851–1901 17 2. Insubstantial Media: Ectoplasm, Exposure, and the Stillbirth of Film 61 3. Mother Knows Best: Magic and Matricide 93 4. Violent Vanishings: Hitchcock, Harlan, and the Politics of Prestidigitation 129 5. Shooting Stars, Vanishing Comets: Bette Davis and Cinematic Fading 153 Afterword 189 Notes 195 Works Cited 219 Filmography 233 Index 235
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