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Taking a theoretical, historical and critical approach to horror
directed by women, Bloody Women considers how the gender landscape
of horror filmmaking is changing. It unearths the long and rich
history of female-fronted horror films that predate the
better-known The Babadook. It explores whether the genre provides a
perennial springboard for rising stars behind the camera and if the
malleability of horror makes it a genre of choice for visionary
film-makers eager to stretch their wings. Is there a way in which
female-helmed horror films are distinct from male-led projects or
do the unique experiences of womanhood of different directors lead
them to create unique work? Are there defining qualities and
characteristics that can be attributed to the horror of women
directors and how are such unique voices shaping horror and
influencing the industry? Women directors of horror are becoming
increasingly more difficult to ignore. As Canadian horror filmmaker
Jen Soska cautions, "A revolution has started."
This book examines the impact sisters and brothers had on
eighteenth-century English families and society. Using evidence
from letters, diaries, probate disputes, court transcripts,
prescriptive literature and portraiture, it argues that although
parents' wills often recommended their children 'share and share
alike', siblings had to constantly negotiate between prescribed
equality and practiced inequalities. Siblinghood and social
relations in Georgian England, which will be the first
monograph-length analysis of early modern siblings in England, is
primed to be at the forefront of sibling studies. The book is
intended for a broad audience of scholars - particularly those
interested in families, women, children and eighteenth-century
social and cultural history. -- .
This book examines the impact sisters and brothers had on
eighteenth-century English families and society. Using evidence
from letters, diaries, probate disputes, court transcripts,
prescriptive literature, and portraiture, it argues that although
parents' wills often recommended their children "share and share
alike," siblings had to constantly negotiate between prescribed
equality and practiced inequalities. Siblinghood and Social
Relations in Georgian England, which will be the first
monograph-length analysis of early modern siblings in England, is
primed to be at the forefront of sibling studies. The book is
intended for a broad audience of scholars - particularly those
interested in families, women, children and eighteenth-century
social and cultural history.
This four-volume collection of primarily newly transcribed
manuscript material brings together sources from both sides of the
Atlantic and from a wide variety of regional archives. It is the
first collection of its kind, allowing comparisons between the
development of the family in England and America during a time of
significant change.
This four-volume collection of primarily newly transcribed
manuscript material brings together sources from both sides of the
Atlantic and from a wide variety of regional archives. It is the
first collection of its kind, allowing comparisons between the
development of the family in England and America during a time of
significant change.
This four-volume collection of primarily newly transcribed
manuscript material brings together sources from both sides of the
Atlantic and from a wide variety of regional archives. It is the
first collection of its kind, allowing comparisons between the
development of the family in England and America during a time of
significant change.
This four-volume collection of primarily newly transcribed
manuscript material brings together sources from both sides of the
Atlantic and from a wide variety of regional archives. It is the
first collection of its kind, allowing comparisons between the
development of the family in England and America during a time of
significant change.
Being Single in Georgian England is the first book-length
exploration of what family life looked like, and how it was
experienced, when viewed from the perspective of unmarried and
childless family members. Using a micro-historical approach, Amy
Harris covers three generations of the famous musical and
abolitionist Sharp family. The abundance of records the Sharps
produced and preserved reveals how single family members influenced
the household economy, marital decisions, childrearing practices,
and conceptions about lineage and genealogy. The Sharps'
exceptional closeness and good humor consistently shines through as
their experiences reveal how eighteenth-century families navigated
gender and age hierarchies, marital choices, and household
governance. The importance of childhood relationships and the
life-long nature of siblinghood stand out as central aspects of
Sharp family life, no matter their marital status. Along the way,
Being Single explores humor, music, religious practice and belief,
death and mourning, infertility, disability, slavery, abolition,
philanthropy, and family memory. The Sharps' experiences uncover
how important lateral kin like siblings and cousins were to marital
and household decisions. The analysis also reveals additional
layers of Georgian family life, including: single sociability not
centered on courtship; the importance of aunting and uncling on
their own terms; the ways charitable acts and philanthropic
endeavors could serve as outlets or partial replacements for
parenthood; and how genealogical practices could be tied to values
and identity instead of to biological descendants' possession of
property. Ultimately, the Sharp siblings' remarkable lives and the
single family members' efforts to preserve a record of those lives,
show the enduring contribution of unmarried people to family
relationships and household dynamics.
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