"A zoo of lusts ... a harem of fondled hatreds" : an historical interrogation of sexual violence against women in film / by Deveryle James.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, Deveryle.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rape in motion pictures.

Women in motion pictures.

Rape--Social aspects.

Rape.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 165 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A Zoo of Lusts . . . A Harem of Fondled Hatred": An Historical Interrogation of Sexual Violence against Women in Film explores the pernicious nature of rape in films from the silent era to the 21st century. Film is an excellent medium through which to hold this discussion, because film, like the body, as Judith Butler, et al. suggest, is fluid and indeterminate, and it is often contemplated as a site for negotiation and resistance. This book addresses three major questions: (1) why does rape...

Contents:

Abstract

Introduction: Theoretical and generic contexts of sexual violence

1. A review if literature on feminism's response to rape. An overview of rape on the big screen ; Invisibility and the beast ; Masculinities under pressure ; Black women's sexuality : "It's not over just because it stopped" ; Methodology : the bottom line ; Film representations of rape

2. For such a time as this female virtue. The woman dilemma ; Birth of a nation

3. Girls, interrupted, pedophilia. A time to kill ; Bastard out of Carolina ; Monsoom wedding ; Things behind the sun

4. No rest for the weary : sexual orientation and rape. Boys don't cry ; Women of Brewster Place

5. Woman as spectacle : exploitation and idolization. The accused ; Swept away

6. Woman in the middle. Straw dogs ; Dust ; Thelma and Louise

7. The commodification of women. Pretty woman ; "Monstrous" Monster

8. The religious connection. The virgin spring ; The Magdalene sisters

9. What shall we say to these things : a few suggestions. The medium or the message ; Other representations of rape staying power ; What else can we do?

Appendix: Rape films categorized.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-158) and index.

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ISBN:

1-283-19293-4

1-4438-3077-1

9786613192936

OCLC:

820123311