{"product_id":"gender-and-genre-in-1990s-hollywood-by-patricia-di-risio-9781350292833","title":"Gender and Genre in 1990s Hollywood","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 1990s was a decade of significant turmoil in Hollywood cinema, which resulted in a watershed moment in the interplay of gender and genre.\u003c\/strong\u003e Patricia Di Risio argues that cinematic representations of unconventional women had an important effect on traditionally male-oriented genres, such as the crime thriller, road movie, western, film noir, war film, sci-fi, and horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDi Risio analyses seven key films from the decade, including \u003cem\u003eBlue Steel\u003c\/em\u003e (1990), \u003cem\u003eThelma \u0026amp; Louise\u003c\/em\u003e (1991), \u003cem\u003eThe Quick and the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e (1995), \u003cem\u003eBound\u003c\/em\u003e (1996), \u003cem\u003eJackie Brown\u003c\/em\u003e (1997), \u003cem\u003eG.I. Jane\u003c\/em\u003e (1997) and \u003cem\u003eAlien: Resurrection\u003c\/em\u003e (1997), paying particular attention to their use of irony, allusion, and pastiche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe highlights how their female protagonists, a majority of whom are decidedly queer or gender-questioning personas, produce an intense crossover in genre conventions, largely driven by their gender rebellion. She examines how a deconstruction of gender simultaneously allows genre hybridity and intertextuality, taking these films into unexpected new directions. In doing so, she delineates a clear line between the unconventional nature of the representation of the female protagonists and innovative changes to genre filmmaking practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455571017964,"sku":"9781350292833","price":187.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/71qCqwlbb_L._SL1500.jpg?v=1774784017","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/gender-and-genre-in-1990s-hollywood-by-patricia-di-risio-9781350292833","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}