Heroines without Heroes: Reconstructing Female and National Identities in European Cinema, 1945-51
By (Author) Ulrike Sieglohr
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Academic
6th October 2016
United Kingdom
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Gender studies: women and girls
791.4309409045
Hardback
240
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
492g
This anthology explores a little-examined period of European film history (1945-1951) and places gender at the centre of struggles around national identity. Ulrike Sieglohr compares and contrasts the post-war cinemas of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain in order to examine how representations of women in this period emerged from specific national contexts. She further analyzes the appeal of particular stars and the political and social conditions that contributed to their popularity.
Ulrike Sieglohr is Honorary Research Associate in Film, Television and Radio Studies at Staffordshire University, UK.