The Postfeminist Biopic: Narrating the Lives of Plath, Kahlo, Woolf and Austen

by B. Polaschek

Overview

This book contributes to the growing literature on the biopic genre by outlining and exploring the conventions of the postfeminist biopic. It does so by analyzing recent films about the lives of famous women including Sylvia Plath, Frida Kahlo, Virginia Woolf and Jane Austen.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349445257
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Edition description:	1st ed. 2013
Pages:	191
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Bronwyn Polaschek completed her doctorate at Otago University, New Zealand. She is an independent scholar working in the fields of film, cultural theory, and gender.

Table of Contents

List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Feminist Film Theory and Postfeminist Culture 2. The Biopic Genre 3. The Postfeminist Historical Woman in Sylvia 4. Frida and the Postfeminist Artist Biopic 5. The Hours, Feminisms and Women's Art 6. Postfeminist Spectatorship in Becoming Jane Conclusion: The Postfeminist Biopic Bibliography Filmography Index