Reconstructing Violence: The Southern Rape Complex in Film and Literature Contributor(s): Barker, Deborah E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807160628 ISBN-13: 9780807160626 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $45.13 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - General - Literary Criticism | American - General - Social Science | Violence In Society |
Dewey: 791.436 |
LCCN: 2015008665 |
Series: Southern Literary Studies |
Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6.23" W x 9.15" (1.27 lbs) 282 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this bold study of cinematic depictions of violence in the south, Deborah E. Barker explores the ongoing legacy of the southern rape complex in American film. Taking as her starting point D. W. Griffith's infamous The Birth of a Nation, Barker demonstrates how the tropes and imagery of the southern rape complex continue to assert themselves across a multitude of genres, time periods, and stylistic modes. |