Reframing Todd Haynes : feminism's indelible mark / Theresa L. Geller and Julia Leyda, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Geller, Theresa L., editor.

Leyda, Julia, editor.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection

Camera obscura book (Duke University Press)

A camera obscura book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Haynes, Todd--Criticism and interpretation.

Haynes, Todd.

Motion picture producers and directors--United States.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Queer theory--In motion pictures.

Queer theory.

Feminism and motion pictures--United States.

Feminism and motion pictures.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2022.

System Details:

Mode of Access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

"For three decades award-winning independent filmmaker Todd Haynes, who emerged in the early 1990s as a foundational figure in New Queer Cinema, has gained critical recognition for his outsider perspective. Today, Haynes is widely known for bringing women's stories to the screen. Analyzing Haynes's films such as Safe (1995), Velvet Goldmine (1998), Far from Heaven (2002), and Carol (2015), the television miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011), and his unauthorized Karen Carpenter biopic Superstar (1989), the contributors to Reframing Todd Haynes reassess his work in light of his longstanding feminist commitments and his exceptional career as a director of women's films. They present multiple perspectives on Haynes's film and television work and on his role as an artist-activist who draws on academic theorizations of gender and cinema. The volume illustrates the influence of feminist theory on Haynes's aesthetic vision, most evident in his persistent interest in the political and formal possibilities afforded by the genre of the woman's film. The contributors contend that no consideration of Haynes's work can afford to ignore the crucial place of feminism within it. Contributors. Danielle Bouchard, Nick Davis, Jigna Desai, Mary R. Desjardins, Patrick Flanery, Theresa L. Geller, Rebecca M. Gordon, Jess Issacharoff, Lynne Joyrich, Bridget Kies, Julia Leyda, David E. Maynard, Noah A. Tsika, Patricia White, Sharon Willis"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Feminism's Indelible Mark / Theresa L. Geller

Influences and Interlocutors

Lesbian Reverie: Carol in History and Fantasy / Patricia White

Playing with Dolls: Girls, Fans, and the Queer Feminism of Velvet Goldmine / Julia Leyda

Todd Haynes and Julianne Moore: Collaboration and the Uncontainable Body / Rebecca M. Gordon

Oh, the Irony: Tracing Christine Vachon's Filmic Signature / David E. Maynard and Theresa L. Geller

"The Hardest, Most Difficult Film": Safe as Feminist Film Praxis / Theresa L. Geller

Interventions and Intersections

"Toxins in the Atmosphere": Reanimating the Feminist Poison / Jess Issacharoff

All the Cake in the World: Five Provocations on Mildred Pierce / Patrick Flanery

The Politics of Disappointment: Todd Haynes Rewrites Douglas Sirk / Sharon Willis

All That Whiteness Allows: Femininity, Race, and Empire in Safe, Carol, and Wonderstruck / Danielle Bouchard and Jigna Desai

Intermediality and Intertextuality

Written on the Screen: Mediation and Immersion in Far from Heaven

/ Lynne Joyrich

It's Not TV, It's Mildred Pierce / Bridget Kies

The Incredible Shrinking Star: Todd Haynes and the Case History of Karen Carpenter / Mary R. Desjardins

Having a Ball with Dottie: Queering Female Stardom from MGM to Todd Haynes / Noah A. Tsika

Bringing It All Back Home, or Feminist Suppositions on a Film Concerning Dylan / Nick Davis.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Reframing Todd Haynes.

ISBN:

9781478022626

1478022620

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