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" The violent woman : "
Hilary Neroni
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BL
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585629
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b414848
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| Main Entry
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Neroni, Hilary,1969-
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| Title & Author
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The violent woman : : femininity, narrative, and violence in contemporary American cinema /\ Hilary Neroni
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| Publication Statement
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Albany, NY :: State University of New York Press,, c2005
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| Series Statement
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SUNY series in feminist criticism and theory
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xiv, 203 p. ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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0791463834
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: 0791463842 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-195) and index
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| Contents
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Complementarity and its discontents : an overview of violent women in American film -- Expressions of masculinity : the traditions of violence in American film -- Female murderers : America's recurring nightmare -- Romancing trauma : the violent woman in contemporary American film -- Violent women of love -- Femininity on the front line : portrayals of violent women in recent military films -- Conclusion : The Long kiss goodnight
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| Abstract
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"In The Violent Woman, Hilary Neroni brings psychoanalytically informed film theory to bear on issues of femininity, violence, and narrative in contemporary American cinema. Examining such films as Thelma and Louise, Fargo, Natural Born Killers, and The Long Kiss Goodnight, Neroni explores why American audiences are so fascinated - even excited - by cinematic representations of violent women, and what these representations reveal about violence in our society and our cinema. Neroni argues that violent women characters disrupt cinematic narrative and challenge cultural ideals, suggesting how difficult it is for Hollywood - the greatest of ideology machines - to integrate the violent woman into its typical narrative structure."--BOOK JACKET
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Women in motion pictures
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Violence in motion pictures
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Motion pictures-- United States
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| Dewey Classification
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791.43/6522
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PN1995.9.W6N47 2005
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