Talkies, Road Movies and Chick Flicks
Gender, Genre and Film Sound in American Cinema
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Published:28th Feb '16
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The representation of gender in film remains an intensely debated topic, particularly in academic considerations of US mainstream cinema where it is often perceived as perpetuating rigid, binary views of gender, and reinforcing patriarchal, dominant notions of masculinity and femininity. While previous scholarly discussion has focused on visual or narrative portrayals of gender, this book considers the ways that film sound music, voice, sound effects and silence is used to represent gender. Taking a socio-historical approach, Heidi Wilkins investigates a range of popular US genres including screwball comedy, the road movie and chick flicks to explore the ways that film sound can reinforce traditional assumptions about masculinity and femininity, impart ambivalent meanings to them, or even challenge and subvert the notion of gender itself. Case studies include His Girl Friday, Easy Rider and Bridesmaids.
ISBN: 9781474406895
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 482g
216 pages