Visions of Struggle in Women's Filmmaking in the Mediterranean (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780230617360)

This provocative collection elaborates a trans-cultural definition of being a woman in struggle. Looking at the films of women directors in countries in the Mediterranean rim, this book spurs a contemporary discussion of women s human, civil, and social rights while situating feminist arguments on women s identity, roles, psychology and sexuality. Although their methodologies are diverse, these artists are united in their use of cinema as a means of intervention, taking on the role as outspoken and leading advocates for women s problems. Contributors examine the ways in which cinematic art reproduces and structures the discourses of realism and represents Mediterranean women s collective experience of struggle.

Author: F. Laviosa
ISBN-10: 0230617360
ISBN-13: 9780230617360
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 03/17/2010
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.70d