{"product_id":"cinematic-howling-9780774813792","title":"Cinematic Howling","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeminist film theory has flourished since the 1970s, but faces a double impasse. This title shows how studying women's filmmaking is more effective than criticizing mainstream movies from feminist perspectives. It analyzes films and screenplays by women to consider how women theorize the process and function of storytelling in cinema.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat a pleasant surprise that \u003cem\u003eCinematic Howling: Women’s Films, Women’s Film Theories\u003c\/em\u003e, a new book for film and cultural studies, has all the elements of a good story with its unconventional title, engaging first person narrative and refreshing writing style! Yet \u003cem\u003eCinematic Howling\u003c\/em\u003e is much more than a story about women’s films and feminist theory - it is an innovative theoretical work about gender identity and transnational culture with close readings that focus on the importance of storytelling in selected films by women filmmakers. ... Cheu has written an intriguing academic reference on women filmmakers....\u003cem\u003eCinematic Howling \u003c\/em\u003ewill prove very useful for feminist film analysis and cultural studies at the undergraduate and graduate levels. While the author of Cinematic Howling reminds us that there are many voices involved in the field of women’s films, some of these voices might need more room for expression in film studies classes, alongside Cheu’s thoughtful book. -- Judith Plessis * Canadian Literature, No. 195, Winter 2007 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Feminist Film Theory and the Postfeminist Era: Disney's\u003cem\u003eMulan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Howling for Multitudes: Angela Carter's \u003cem\u003eThe Company ofWolves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Female Authorial Voice: Marguerite Duras' \u003cem\u003eHiroshimamon amour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Beyond Freud and Lacan: Susan Streitfeld's \u003cem\u003eFemalePerversions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Cathartic Meta-narrative: Léa Pool's \u003cem\u003eLost andDelirious\u003c\/em\u003e and Barbara Sweet's \u003cem\u003ePerfect Pie\u003c\/em\u003e (TwoScripts by Judith Thompson)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Diasporic Imagination and Transcultural Identity: Clara Law's\u003cem\u003eThe Goddess of 1967\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Representing Representation: Agnès Varda's \u003cem\u003eSans toit niloi\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eVagabond\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 From Text to Context: Metadocumentary and Skyworks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Filling the Theory Vacuum: Marleen Gorris'\u003cem\u003eAntonia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404915941719,"sku":"9780774813792","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774813792.jpg?v=1730488040","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cinematic-howling-9780774813792","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}