Feminist Subjects, Multi-media: New Approaches to Criticism and Creativity

by PennyFlorence (Editor), Deirdre Reynolds (Editor)

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  1995

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  This collection blends theoretical writing with techniques of fiction, autobiography, poetry and artwork. Encompassing high and popular culture, it addresses the questions: how are women represented and how do women represent themselves? The authors look at a range of media from paintings and family photography, through opera, film and TV, to novels and poetry. The traditional boundaries between the creative and the critical are challenged through a new combination of artistic, poetic and critical voices. The first section deals with The Politics of Spectatorship , with essays on Frida Kahlo, the Impressionists, Surrealism and family snapshots. The second section, entitled Politics/production/performance looks at the popular film, Thelma and Louise , natural history programmes and opera. The last section argues for feminist interventions at all levels of cultural production.