The violent woman : femininity, narrative, and violence in contemporary American cinema / Hilary Neroni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neroni, Hilary, 1969-

Series:

SUNY series in feminist criticism and theory.

SUNY series in feminist criticism and theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in motion pictures.

Violence in motion pictures.

Motion pictures--United States.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In The Violent Woman, Hilary Neroni brings psychoanalytically informed film theory to bear on issues of femininity, violence, and narrative in contemporary American cinema. Examining such films as Thelma and Louise, Fargo, Natural Born Killers, and The Long Kiss Goodnight, Neroni explores why American audiences are so fascinated—even excited—by cinematic representations of violent women, and what these representations reveal about violence in our society and our cinema. Neroni argues that violent women characters disrupt cinematic narrative and challenge cultural ideals, suggesting how difficult it is for Hollywood—the greatest of ideology machines—to integrate the violent woman into its typical narrative structure.

Contents:

Intro

The Violent Woman: Femininity, Narrative, and Violence in Contemporary American Cinema

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART ONE: The Development and Background of the Filmic Violent Woman

1. Complementarity and Its Discontents: An Overview of Violent Women in American Film

2. Expressions of Masculinity: The Traditions of Violence in American Film

3. Female Murderers: America's Recurring Nightmare

PART TWO: The Violent Woman on the Contemporary Screen

4. Romancing Trauma: The Violent Woman in Contemporary American Film

5. Violent Women in Love

6. Femininity on the Front Line: Portrayals of Violent Women in Recent Military Films

7. Conclusion: The Long Kiss Goodnight

Notes

1. Complementarity and Its Discontents

2. Expressions of Masculinity

3. Female Murderers

4. Romancing Trauma

6. Feminity on the Front Line

7. Conclusion

Index

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-195) and index.

ISBN:

9780791483640

0791483649

9781423743910

1423743911

OCLC:

461442349