The Postfeminist Biopic

This book contributes to the growing literature on the biopic genre by outlining and exploring the conventions of the postfeminist biopic. It does so by analyzing recent films about the lives of famous women including Sylvia Plath, Frida Kahlo, Virginia Woolf and Jane Austen.

Autorentext

Bronwyn Polaschek completed her doctorate at Otago University, New Zealand. She is an independent scholar working in the fields of film, cultural theory, and gender.

Inhalt
List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Feminist Film Theory and Postfeminist Culture 2. The Biopic Genre 3. The Postfeminist Historical Woman in Sylvia 4. Frida and the Postfeminist Artist Biopic 5. The Hours, Feminisms and Women's Art 6. Postfeminist Spectatorship in Becoming Jane Conclusion: The Postfeminist Biopic Bibliography Filmography Index