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    Screening Genders
    The American Science Fiction Film

    Robert Eberwein (Contributions by), Krin Gabbard (Edited by), Chris Holmlund (Contributions by), Jerry Mosher (Contributions by), Patricia Mellencamp (Contributions by), David Lugowski (Contributions by), Jacqueline Reich (Contributions by), Chris Straayer (Contributions by), Kathleen Rowe Karlyn (Contributions by), Lucy Fischer (Contributions by), William Luhr (Edited by), E. Ann Kaplan (Contributions by)

    9780813543406

    Paperback / softback, published 30 May 2008

    195 pages, 14
    25.4 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm, 0.397 kg

    Gender roles have been tested, challenged, and redefined everywhere during the past thirty years, but perhaps nowhere more dramatically than in film. Screening Genders is a lively and engaging introduction to the evolving representations of masculinity, femininity, and places once thought to be "in between."

    The book begins with a general introduction that traces the movement of gender theory from the margins of film studies to its center. The ten essays that follow address a range of topics, including screen stars; depictions of gay, straight, queer, and transgender subjects; and the relationship between gender and genre. Widely respected scholars, including Robert T. Eberwein, Lucy Fischer, Chris Holmlund, E. Ann Kaplan, Kathleen Rowe Karlyn, David Lugowski, Patricia Mellencamp, Jerry Mosher, Jacqueline Reich, and Chris Straayer, focus on the radical ideological advances of contemporary cinema, as well as on those groundbreaking films that have shaped our ideas about masculinity and femininity, not only in movies but in American culture at large.

    The first comprehensive overview of the history of gender theory in film, this book is an ideal text for courses and will serve as a foundation for further discussion among students and scholars alike.

    Contents

    Acknowledgements
    Introduction

    The Subject of Gender
    Gendering Stars
    Gay, Straight, Queer, and Beyond
    Gendering Genre

    Works Cited
    Contributors
    Index
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