Domestic Violence in Hollywood Film - Gaslighting (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)

This is the first book to critically examine Hollywood films that focus on male partner violence against women. These films include Gaslight, Sleeping with the Enemy, What's Love Got to Do with It, Dolores Claiborne, Enough, and Safe Haven. Shaped by the contexts of postfeminism, domestic abuse post-awareness, and familiar genre conventions, these films engage in ideological "gaslighting" that reaffirms our preconceived ideas about men as abusers, women as victims, and the racial and class politics of domestic violence. While the films purport to condemn abuse and empower abused women, this study proposes that they tacitly reinforce the very attitudes that we believe we no longer tolerate. Shoos argues that films like these limit not only popular understanding but also social and institutional interventions.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	June 2019
First published:	2017
Authors:	Diane L. Shoos
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	175
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-87941-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Domestic violence
LSN:	3-319-87941-3
Barcode:	9783319879413

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