{"product_id":"american-postfeminist-cinema-michele-schreiber-9781474405560","title":"American Postfeminist Cinema: Women, Romance and Contemporary Culture","description":"In light of their tremendous gains in the political and professional sphere, why is it that most contemporary American films aimed at women still focus almost exclusively on their pursuit of a heterosexual romantic relationship? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Postfeminist Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e explores this question and is the first book to examine the symbiotic relationship between heterosexual romance and postfeminist culture. The book argues that since 1980, postfeminism's most salient tensions and anxieties have been reflected and negotiated in the American romance film. Case studies from a broad range of Hollywood and independent films and other media texts reveal how the postfeminist romance cycle is intertwined with contemporary women's ambivalence and broader cultural anxieties about their changing social and political status. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis accessible and engaging book offers a new perspective on both popular American romance films and postfeminist cultural criticism. It continues the tradition of feminist analysis of romance as a significant media genre for women and is essential reading for students and scholars in Film Studies, Cultural Studies, and Gender Studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the series: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTraditions in American Cinema \u003c\/em\u003eexplores a wide range of traditions in American cinema which are in need of introduction, investigation or critical reassessment. Each book emphasizes the multiplicity rather than the supposed homogeneity of studio era and independent filmmaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michele Schreiber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474405568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474405560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Michele Schreiber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123875999999,"sku":"9781474405560","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cbcd5b2f-6ae7-42f0-b3f5-b2833c23cdd6.jpg?v=1687433406","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-postfeminist-cinema-michele-schreiber-9781474405560","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}