Refocus: the Films of Jane Campion (ReFocus: The International Directors Series) - Hardcover

Bowler, Alexia; Jones, Adele

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1399500260 ISBN 13: 9781399500265

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2023

Synopsis

Explores the detail of Jane Campion's film and television output, considering her vision and practice, legacy, and her contribution to feminist filmmaking Includes multiple approaches consolidated within a feminist framework Engages with Campion's oeuvre to-date Considers Campion's engagement with feminism and feminist filmmaking Jane Campion's work shines a spotlight on gender relations, often through complex female characters and an innovative approach to the screen representation of women functioning at the edges of society. Campion is vocal about the under-representation of women in the film industry more generally, though her commitment to the notion of feminism is tempered by an ambivalence towards the term. Despite this ambiguity, Campion's continued focus on women merits an exploration of her work through a feminist lens particularly in the wake of #MeToo, which has had a wide-ranging impact on the film industry.

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About the Author

Alexia L. Bowler is a Senior Lecturer at Swansea University. She co-edited, with Jess Cox, a special issue of Journal of Neo-Victorian Studies on adaptation. Her most recent article on Jane Campion and In the Cut was published in Feminist Theory (2018).Adele Jones is a Tutor at Swansea University. She has published on Sarah Waters, Mich le Roberts, and neo-Victorianism, and co-edited Sarah Waters and Contemporary Feminisms (2016, with Claire O'Callaghan).

Edition details

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1399500260
• ISBN 13: 9781399500265
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216
• Editor: Bowler Alexia, Jones Adele