Karen Hollinger provides an accessible overview of women’s representation and involvement in film, complemented by analyses of key texts that illustrate major topics in the field. Key areas include: a brief history of the development of feminist film theory, the theorization of the male gaze and the female spectator, women in genre films and literary adaptations, feminism and avant-garde and documentary film, women as auteurs, lesbian representation and women in Third Cinema. Each chapter includes a 'Films in Focus' section, which analyzes key texts related to the chapter’s major topic, including examples from classical Hollywood, world cinema, and the contemporary period.
Bundel over feministische films en filmtheorie met nadruk op de presentatie van marginaliteit als politieke strategie binnen de feministische theorievorming. Het boek is verdeeld in 4 delen die gaan over identificatie en representatie, de rol van fantasie in lesbische representatie, de rol van fantasie in lesbische representatie en kijkgedrag, vrouwen en film in historische context, en feministische films.