{"product_id":"attack-of-the-leading-ladies-gender-sexuality-and-spectatorship-in-classic-horror-cinema-paperback","title":"Attack of the Leading Ladies: Gender, Sexuality, and Spectatorship in Classic Horror Cinema - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRhona Berenstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the earliest days of Hollywood sound productions, horror proved to be a popular and lucrative genre. At the center of the Industry's first cycle of horror films was the terrified woman. Eyes straining and mouth open wide as she emitted an ear-piercing scream, the damsel in distress awaited rescue from the monster's horrible attentions. Or so it seemed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first book to explore the gender dynamics of classic horror film, \u003ci\u003eAttack of the Leading\u003c\/i\u003e Ladies addresses the roles of women both on- and off-screen. Combining close textual analysis with the study of advertising campaigns, reviews, fan magazines, and censorship material, the author presents an in-depth look at such films as \u003ci\u003eBride of Frankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDr. X\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKing Kong\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMad Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSvengali\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhite Zombie\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing performance analysis in new ways, \u003ci\u003eAttack of the Leading Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e challenges established views of horror cinema that suggest a rigid sexual division of labor, with men as monsters, heroes, and viewers, and women as on-screen victims. Berenstein details a genre marked by shifting gender roles. Monsters, heroes, and heroines, she asserts, do more than fulfill traditional expectations: they also throw into question the stability of gender categories and the supremacy of heterosexuality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuilding on the concept of the \"sadistic male gaze\" and the more recent notion of a \"masochistic male gaze.\" Berenstein addresses the complex spectatorship patterns posed by a genre so concerned with role-play and disguise, a genre that appealed to men and women viewers in the 1930s. \u003ci\u003eAttack of the Leading Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new model of spectatorship-as-drag where the viewing process itself becomes a mode of performance, and where spectators adopt and discard both traditional and transgressive viewing behaviors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerenstein's paradigm of spectatorship, and her combination of textual and historical analysis, is both an important extension of and a fascinating departure from key work in feminist film studies and gay and lesbian studies. The first in-depth analysis of early sound horror film, Attach of the Leading Ladies offers an exciting new way of looking at movies.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42102635757648,"sku":"9780231192651","price":64.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/WDhjc0hBYzdXbUtvK0NLakYyZHM2UT09.webp?v=1772097638","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/attack-of-the-leading-ladies-gender-sexuality-and-spectatorship-in-classic-horror-cinema-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}