prostitutes and prostitution in the cinema
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Campbell, Russell
- Publish Year
- 2006
- Shelfmark
- WER 38 2006
- Thesaurus
- film, speelfilm, prostitutie, vrouwbeelden
- Description
- The figure of the woman whose body is available at a price has fascinated and intrigued filmmakers and filmgoers since the very beginning of cinema, but the manner of representation has also been highly conflicted and fiercely contested. Campbell explores the cinematic prostitute as a figure shaped by both reactionary thought and feminist challenges to the norm, demonstrating how the film industry itself is split by fascinating contradictions.