The Unruly Woman: Gender and the Genres of Laughter - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kathleen Rowe KarlynSeries:Texas Film and Media StudiesPublish date:1995-04-01Pages:282
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292770690ISBN-10:292770693UPC:9780292770690Book Category:Performing Arts, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Film, Media Studies, TelevisionBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:8.95 x 6.01 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.0406Product ID:SCT9E1JTYW
The Unruly Woman: Gender and the Genres of Laughter
Unruly women have been making a spectacle of themselves in film and on television from Mae West to Roseanne Arnold. In this groundbreaking work, Kathleen Rowe explores how the unruly woman--often a voluptuous, noisy, joke-making rebel or "woman on top"--uses humor and excess to undermine patriarchal norms and authority.
At the heart of the book are detailed analyses of two highly successful unruly...
Series: Texas Film and Media Studies
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292770690ISBN-10:292770693UPC:9780292770690Book Category:Performing Arts, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Film, Media Studies, TelevisionBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:8.95 x 6.01 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.0406Product ID:SCT9E1JTYW
A former newspaper reporter and editor, Kathleen Rowe teaches film studies at the University of Oregon, where she is Assistant Professor of English.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
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