{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-barbara-stanwyck-9780252045042","title":"The Cinema of Barbara Stanwyck","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom The Lady Eve, to The Big Valley, Barbara Stanwyck played parts that showcased her multidimensional talents but also illustrated the limits imposed on women in film and television. Catherine Russell's A to Z consideration of the iconic actress analyzes twenty-six facets of Stanwyck and the America of her times. Russell examines Stanwyck's work onscreen against the backdrop of costuming and other aspects of filmmaking. But she also views the actress's off-screen performance within the Hollywood networks that made her an industry favorite and longtime cornerstone of the entertainment community. Russell's montage approach coalesces into an engrossing portrait of a singular artist whose intelligence and savvy placed her center-stage in the production of her films and in the debates around women, femininity, and motherhood that roiled mid-century America.  Original and rich, The Cinema of Barbara Stanwyck is an essential and entertaining reexamination of an enduring Hollywood star.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Russell has positioned her concise, structurally adventurous contribution to 'Stanwyck studies' to reflect the expanding range of cultural approaches to women in media published during the past decade. . . . The twenty-six bite-sized essays cover themes of work, gender, sexuality, ageing, misogyny, class and race.\" --\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Catherine Russell's \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of Barbara Stanwyck\u003c\/i\u003e adds illuminating dimension to the actress's complex life story and equally vaunted career. Her meticulously researched and thoughtful analysis brings a fresh perspective to Stanwyck' s legacy, and captures the enduring power and charm of the classical Hollywood movie star.\" --\u003ci\u003eCineaste\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of Barbara Stanwyck\u003c\/i\u003e makes the choice to refuse to simplify Stanwyck’s career. It underscores Stanwyck’s importance, but it doesn’t pretend like she, the films, or the era that created them are something they’re not. As a result, Russell has put together an unflinching work of criticism that must be acknowledged as the definitive work on the subject. It’s essential reading for anyone interested in Stanwyck or the era of film she headlined.\" --\u003ci\u003eNewCity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Catherine Russell’s inventive study of Barbara Stanwyck’s long, fascinating career as a ‘working star’ offers a tantalizing model for other feminist histories of women’s work in the film industry. Achronological and essayistic, Russell’s approach weaves back and forth between Stanwyck’s onscreen roles, her star persona, and her working life to document what Russell calls ‘the structural misogyny of the industry.’”--Shelley Stamp, author of \u003ci\u003eLois Weber in Early Hollywood and Movie-Struck Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A deeply creative and insightful critical study of Barbara Stanwyck’s agency and labor as a performer, \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of Barbara Stanwyck\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning blend of feminist historiography, archival research, star-studies, biography, and film analysis--a rewarding and immensely pleasurable read.”--Julie Grossman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Femme Fatale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cp\u003e Introduction to Stanwyck Studies \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A         \u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003ell I Desire: Pastiche and Performance\u003cbr\u003e B         The \u003cb\u003eB\u003c\/b\u003earbara Stanwyck Show: Everyday Melodrama\u003cbr\u003e C         \u003cb\u003eC\u003c\/b\u003erimes of Passion: A Destructive Character\u003cbr\u003e D         \u003cb\u003eD\u003c\/b\u003eion the Son, and Barbara the Bad Mother\u003cbr\u003e E          \u003cb\u003eE\u003c\/b\u003edith Head: Clothing Makes the Woman a Woman\u003cbr\u003e F          \u003cb\u003eF\u003c\/b\u003eorty Guns and The Furies: Angry Women\u003cbr\u003e G         \u003cb\u003eG\u003c\/b\u003eambling Ladies: Playing Games\u003cbr\u003e H         William \u003cb\u003eH\u003c\/b\u003eolden: Making Men\u003cbr\u003e I           \u003cb\u003eI\u003c\/b\u003ellicit: How to be Ultramodern\u003cbr\u003e J          \u003cb\u003eJ\u003c\/b\u003eungle Films\/White Women\u003cbr\u003e K         \u003cb\u003eK\u003c\/b\u003eate Crawley: Cross-Dressing in the Archive\u003cbr\u003e L          The \u003cb\u003eL\u003c\/b\u003eady Eve: Performativity and Melancholia\u003cbr\u003e M        Fred \u003cb\u003eM\u003c\/b\u003eacMurray: Kissing and Playing\u003cbr\u003e N         \u003cb\u003eN\u003c\/b\u003eo Man of Her Own: Double Women and the Star\u003cbr\u003e O         Annie \u003cb\u003eO\u003c\/b\u003eakley: A Girl and a Gun\u003cbr\u003e P          \u003cb\u003eP\u003c\/b\u003earanoia, Abjection, and Gaslighting\u003cbr\u003e Q         The \u003cb\u003eQ\u003c\/b\u003eueen\u003cbr\u003e R         \u003cb\u003eR\u003c\/b\u003eiding, Falling, and Stunts\u003cbr\u003e S          The \u003cb\u003eS\u003c\/b\u003etella Dallas Debates\u003cbr\u003e T          \u003cb\u003eT\u003c\/b\u003eheresa Harris: Black Double\u003cbr\u003e U         \u003cb\u003eU\u003c\/b\u003enion Pacific: Unmaking History\u003cbr\u003e V         \u003cb\u003eV\u003c\/b\u003eoice, Body, Identity\u003cbr\u003e W        \u003cb\u003eW\u003c\/b\u003eorking Women and Cultural Labor\u003cbr\u003e X         E\u003cb\u003ex\u003c\/b\u003eotica and Bitter Tears\u003cbr\u003e Y         \u003cb\u003eY\u003c\/b\u003eou Belong to Me: Archives and Fans\u003cbr\u003e Z          \u003cb\u003eZ\u003c\/b\u003eeppo Marx: Comedy and Agency\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400458215767,"sku":"9780252045042","price":87.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252045042.jpg?v=1730470730","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-barbara-stanwyck-9780252045042","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}