Bell, book and camera: a critical history of witches in American film and television
"This book traces the figure of the witch through American cinematic history with an analysis of the entertainment industry's shifting boundaries concerning expressions of femininity. Focusing on films and television series from The Wizard of Oz to The Craft, the author looks at how the wi...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina
McFarland & Company, Inc. , Publishers
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Film
/ Television program
/ Witch (Motif)
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| Further subjects: | B
Witches in motion pictures
B Witches on television |
| Summary: | "This book traces the figure of the witch through American cinematic history with an analysis of the entertainment industry's shifting boundaries concerning expressions of femininity. Focusing on films and television series from The Wizard of Oz to The Craft, the author looks at how the witch reflects alterations of gender roles, religion, modern practice of witchcraft, female agency"-- A woman unleashed : an introduction -- In the beginning (1896/1919) -- Wild women, vamps and green skin (1919/1939) -- War and weird women (1939/1950) -- Toward a new Hollywood (1951/1967) -- Horror and the fantastic (1968/1982) -- The Satanic panic (1983/1999) -- A new witch order (2000/2016) -- A woman unleashed : revisited |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index |
| ISBN: | 1476662525 |