Jill S. Dolan

The Feminist Spectator in Action (eBook, PDF)

Feminist Criticism for the Stage and Screen

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Based on the award-winning 'The Feminist Spectator' blog, Dolan provides a feminist viewpoint on a wide range of popular theatre, film and TV productions, from Homeland to The Hunger Games. Providing guidance on how to do mainstream feminist criticism of the stage and screen, this is an essential read for budding feminist critics and spectators.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137032911
• Artikelnr.: 47896440

Autorenporträt

JILL DOLAN is Professor of English and Theatre at Princeton University, USA, where she is also Director of its programme in the study of women and gender.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
PART I: ADVOCACY
1. Dynasty Handbag
2. The Kids are All Right
3. Dog and Pony Show
4. The Hurt Locker
5. Circumstance
6. Scandal
7. Young Adult
8. Girls and Tiny Furniture
PART II: ACTIVISM
9. Mamma Mia!
10. Nurse Jackie
11. For Colored Girls
12. The Black Swan
13. The Social Network
14. The Hunger Games
15. Brave
PART III: ARGUMENT
16. The Merchant of Venice
17. The Normal Heart
18. Children's Hour
19. Homeland
20. Porgy and Bess
21. Wit
22. Death of a Salesman
23. Clybourne Park
24. Tomboy
PART IV: ARTISTRY
25. Friday Night Lights
26. Come Back, Little Sheba
27. Hair
28. Let Me Down Easy
29. Bridesmaids
30. Lost Lounge
31. Once
32. Jomama Jones
33. Midsummer Night's Dream
34. Your Sister's Sister
PART V: HOW TO BE A FEMINIST CRITIC/SPECTATOR
Suggestions for Further Reading
Appendix
Index.