The Women of David Lynch: A Collection of Essays - Softcover

David Bushman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1949024024 ISBN 13: 9781949024029

Publisher: Fayetteville Mafia Press, 2019

Synopsis

David Lynch has been accused for decades of sexism and even misogyny in his work, due largely to frequent depictions of violence against women. Yet others see in Lynch's work the deification of the female, and actresses like Laura Dern and Naomi Watts jump at every opportunity to work with him. "He is the master of the juxtaposition of the creepy and the sweet, the sexual and the chaste," wrote W's Lynn Hirschberg. "And at the heart of this tense, intriguing friction, you will always find Lynch's women." The Women of Lynch is a deep, provocative dive into this paradox, featuring twelve essays, thought pieces, and impressionistic interpretations of Lynch's depiction of women on screen by an eclectic array of accomplished female critics, scholars, performers, and writers, each tackling this vexing conundrum in her own unique way.

About this title

About the Author:

David Bushman is a longtime television curator at The Paley Center for Media and an adjunct professor of media at colleges in the New York area. He is the author of Twin Peaks FAQ: All That's Left to Know About a Town Both Wonderful and Strange (2016) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Sunnydale's Slayer of Vampires, Demons, and Other Forces of Darkness (2017)

About this edition

• Publisher: Fayetteville Mafia Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1949024024
• ISBN 13: 9781949024029
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: David Bushman