Sportswomen in Cinema considers both documentary and fiction films
from a variety of periods and cultures, by directors including
Kathryn Bigelow, Gurinder Chadha, Im Soon-rye, George Kukor, Ida
Lupino, and Leni Riefenstahl. Drawing from psychoanalytic and
phenomenological theories, the book presents a series of landmark
close readings of films featuring a variety of different forms of
athletic activity, including baseball, basketball, bodybuilding,
boxing, climbing, football, rollerderby, surfing, tennis and track
and field. In focusing on themes such as gesture, screen space and
sound, it moves beyond a purely narrative analysis of sports films.
What's more, as well as building on existing scholarship in sports
studies to argue that sport should always be conceived of as more
than simply competitive, the book also contributes to ongoing
efforts in film theory to foster new feminist discourses on sexual
difference. The ideas of thinkers such as Judith Butler, Bracha
Ettinger, Griselda Pollock and Michel Serres are employed to
explore how films featuring female athletes reflect changing
perspectives on femininity and sexuality and also, potentially,
contribute to transforming our perceptions about sportswomen and
cinema. Sportswomen in Cinema is an important addition to the
literature of film studies, gender studies and sports studies.
General
Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
June 2023 |
Authors: |
Nicholas Chare
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
258 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-41899-8 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-350-41899-4 |
Barcode: |
9781350418998 |
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