Redirecting the Gaze: Gender, Theory, and Cinema in the Third World FROM THE PUBLISHER
Redirecting the Gaze is primarily concerned with the cinematic portrayals of women by women directors working outside corporate America and Europe. The book examines cinematic works of the 1980s and 1990s by women filmmakers from Argentina, Bolivia, China, Cuba, India, Mexico, Senegal, Tanzania, and Venezuela, as well as by independent Black American and Chicano women, most of whom are scarcely known in the United States and Europe.
FROM THE CRITICS
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Ten contributions devoted to the critical analysis of women's portrayals of women in cinema outside of corporate America and Europe. The essays explore works of the 1980s and 1990s by women film-makers from Argentina, Bolivia, China, Cuba, India, Mexico, Senegal, Tanzania, and Venezuela, as well as by independent Black and Chicano women in the United States. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
This book provides a broad spectrum of essays on the phenomenon of Third Cinema, including considerations of directors and cinema in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. For anyone looking for an introduction to the theory of Third Cinema and for an overview of films in this area, this is an invaluable work.
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