{"product_id":"women-in-polish-cinema-9781571819482","title":"Women in Polish Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tPolish film has long enjoyed an outstanding reputation but its best known protagonists tend to be male. This book points to the important role of women as key characters in Polish films, such as the enduring female figure in Polish culture, the \"Polish Mother,\" female characters in socialist realistic cinema, women depicted in the films of the Polish School, Solidarity heroines, and women in the films from the postcommunist period. Not less important for the success of Polish cinema are Polish women filmmakers, four of whom are presented in this volume: Wanda Jakubowska, Agnieszka Holland, Barbara Sass and Dorota Kędzierzawska, whose work is examined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“… an important contribution to film studies not only in Poland, but in Eastern and Central Europe in general. The authors demonstrate that women are both revered and despised in Polish culture, a phenomenon Mazierska and Ostrowska attribute to the persistence of overt patriarchy in both social relations and culture. This system of thought, they aver, has ‘shaped and policed the lives of Polish women’ for generations.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“…well researched and elegantly written. It should be of great interest to scholars interested in both Polish cinema criticism and feminist studies.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·   Slavic Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“This important book utilizes temporary feminist discourse on women’s cinema with debates specific for the Polish cinematic, cultural, and socio-political context…Carefully researched and lucidly written, the book offers a new perspective on Polish cinema and will no doubt be the primary source for any scholar interested in gender issues in the Polish context.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·   Marek Haltof\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003cb\u003eCanadian Slavonic Papers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“Combining freshness of focus with close, penetrating analysis,\u003c\/i\u003e Women in Polish Cinema \u003ci\u003eis a contribution to East European film studies at once innovative and exemplary.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Kinema\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eEwa Mazierska\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElzbieta Ostrowska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART I: THE POLISH MOTHER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e The Myth of the Polish Mother\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJoanna Szwajcowska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART II: WOMEN ACCORDING TO MEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Filmic Representations of the Myth of the Polish Mother\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eElzbieta Ostrowska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Polish ‘Superwoman’: a Liberation or Victimisation?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eElzbieta Ostrowska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Caught between Activity and Passivity: Women in the Polish School\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eElzbieta Ostrowska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Agnieszka and Other Solidarity Heroines of Polish Cinema\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eEwa Mazierska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Witches, Bitches and Other Victims of the Crisis of Masculinity: Women in Polish Postcommunist Cinema\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eEwa Mazierska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Between Fear and Attraction: Images of ‘Other’ Women\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eElzbieta Ostrowska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART III: WOMEN BEHIND THE CAMERA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Wanda Jakubowska: the Communist Fighter\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eEwa Mazierska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Sass: the Author of Women’s Films\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eEwa Mazierska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Agnieszka Holland: a Sceptic\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eElzbieta Ostrowska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e Dorota Kêdzierzawska: Ambivalent Feminist\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eEwa Mazierska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tFilmography\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041437188439,"sku":"9781571819482","price":20.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571819482.jpg?v=1750950272","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-in-polish-cinema-9781571819482","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}