Misfit Sisters - by S Short (Hardcover)

Name: Misfit Sisters - by S Short (Hardcover)
Brand: Palgrave MacMillan
SKU: 1007423588
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This timely study breaks new ground in exploring how recent film and television horror texts articulate a female rite of passage, updating the cautionary concerns found in fairy tales of the past, particularly in warning against predatory men, treacherous females and unhappy family situations.
About the Author: SUE SHORT lectures in Film and Media at Birkbeck College, University of London and the University of Hertfordshire, UK.
196 Pages
Performing Arts, Film

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About the Book

This bookassesses female characterization in recent screen horror, examining how a female rite of passage can be seen to operate in such texts as "Scream, The Craft, Ginger Snaps" and "The Ring."

Book Synopsis

This timely study breaks new ground in exploring how recent film and television horror texts articulate a female rite of passage, updating the cautionary concerns found in fairy tales of the past, particularly in warning against predatory men, treacherous females and unhappy family situations.

About the Author

SUE SHORT lectures in Film and Media at Birkbeck College, University of London and the University of Hertfordshire, UK. She has written on a variety of science fiction and horror-related themes. She is the author of Cyborg Cinema and Contemporary Subjectivity.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .63 Inches (D)

Weight: .92 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 196

Genre: Performing Arts

Sub-Genre: Film

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Theme: History & Criticism

Format: Hardcover

Author: S Short

Language: English

Street Date: October 31, 2006

TCIN: 1007423588

UPC: 9780230000209

Item Number (DPCI): 247-21-1453

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.92 pounds

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