Working Girls: Gender and Sexuality in Popular Cinema - Softcover

Tasker, Yvonne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415140056 ISBN 13: 9780415140058

Publisher: Routledge, 1998

Synopsis

Working Girls investigates the thematic concerns of contemporary Hollywood cinema, and its ambivalent articulation of women as both active, and defined by sexual performance, asking whether new Hollywood cinema has responded to feminism and contemporary sexual identities.
Whether analysing the rise of films centred around female friendships, or the entrance of pop stars such as Whitney Houston and Madonna into film, Working Girls is an authoritative investigation of the presence of women both as film makers and actors in contemporary mainstream cinema.

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Review:

"[Tasker's] insights are brilliant and compelling. She demonstrates conclusively that, although roles for women are still not plentiful, their representations are far more proactive than before the era of feminism. Another strength of the book is the writing: Tasker's style is accessible and elegant. This book is hard to put down. This reviewer finished it with a long list of films and shows to watch or rewatch. A must for every academic and public library."
-"Choice, 3/99

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0415140056
• ISBN 13: 9780415140058
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 244