{"product_id":"cinematernity-film-motherhood-genre","title":"Lucy Fischer: Cinematernity [1996] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eNoting that motherhood is a common metaphor for film production, Lucy Fischer undertakes the first investigation of how the topic of motherhood presents itself throughout a wide range of film genres. Until now discussions of maternity have focused mainly on melodramas, which, along with musicals and screwball comedies, have traditionally been viewed as \"women's\" cinema. Fischer defies gender-based classifications to show how motherhood has played a fundamental role in the overall cinematic experience. She argues that motherhood is often treated as a site of crisis--for example, the mother being blamed for the ills afflicting her offspring--then shows the tendency of certain genres to specialize in representing a particular social or psychological dimension in the thematics of maternity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on social history and various cultural theories, Fischer first looks at \u003ci\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/i\u003e to show the prevalence of childbirth themes in horror films. In crime films (\u003ci\u003eWhite Heat\u003c\/i\u003e), she sees the linkage of male deviance and mothering. \u003ci\u003eThe Hand That Rocks the Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, both occult thrillers, uncover cultural anxieties about working mothers. Her discussion covers burlesques of male mothering, feminist documentaries on the mother-daughter relationship, trick films dealing with procreative metaphors, and postmodern films like \u003ci\u003eHigh Heels\u003c\/i\u003e, where fluid sexuality is the theme. These films tend to treat motherhood as a locus of irredeemable conflict, whereas \u003ci\u003eHistory and Memory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHigh Tide\u003c\/i\u003e propose a more sanguine, dynamic, and enabling view.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1996.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ePrinceton Legacy Library\u003c\/b\u003e uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fischer, Lucy","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49326648721747,"sku":"XV80691037745","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/fischer-lucy-cinematernity-film-motherhood-genre-xv80691037745-58644609302867.jpg?v=1727570474","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/cinematernity-film-motherhood-genre","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}