Transgression in Anglo-American Cinema

Transgression in Anglo-American Cinema
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 193
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ISBN-10 : 9780231850988
ISBN-13 : 0231850980
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Book Synopsis Transgression in Anglo-American Cinema by : Joel Gwynne

Download or read book Transgression in Anglo-American Cinema written by Joel Gwynne and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sexuality within mainstream Hollywood cinema features primarily in comedy or rom-com genres, where lightness of tone permits audience engagement with what would otherwise be difficult affective terrain. Focusing on marginal productions in Anglo-American contexts, this collection explores the gendered dynamics of sex and the body, particularly embodied deviations from normative cultural scripts. It explores transgressions acted through and written on the body, and the ways in which corporeality inscribes gender discourse and reflects cultural and institutional power. Films analyzed include Mysterious Skin (2004), Shame (2011), Nymphomaniac (2013), and Dallas Buyers Club (2013). Navigating queer politics, taboo fantasy, body modification, fetishism, sex addiction, and underage sex, essays problematize understandings of adult agency, childhood innocence, and healthy desire, locating sex and gender as sites of oppression, liberation, and resistance.


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