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Abject spaces in American cinema : institutional settings, identity and psychoanalysis in film / Frances Pheasant-Kelly.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pheasant-Kelly, Frances, 1960-
- Series:
- International library of cultural studies ; 18.
- International library of cultural studies ; 18
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Abjection in motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--United States--History.
- Motion pictures.
- United States.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 279 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2013.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Introduction: Institutions, abjection and subjectivity.
- Part 1: Becoming a man/woman: Spaces of training. Schooling and the feminine body: Carrie ; Training the athletic body: Remember the Titans ; Ordering the military body: Full metal jacket.
- Part 2: Maintaining self: Spaces of discipline. Staying clean and proper: The Shawshank Redemption ; Performing masculinity: Lock up ; Resisting the gaze: The Last Castle.
- Part 3: Therapy as surveillance: Spaces of care. On the edge: Girl, Interrupted ; Maintaining life: Coma ; Confronting death: Bubba Ho-tep.
- Notes:
- Includes filmography (p. 259-260).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-270) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780857722140
- 085772214X
- Publisher Number:
- 99967672383
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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