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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"women in film"”.
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Avenging women: an analysis of postfeminist female representation in the cinematic Marvel’s Avengers series
<p>The cinematic Marvel Avengers series centers on larger than life male figures and leaves little space for fully developed female characters, relying instead on female tropes, stereotypes, and patriarchal constructions that present uncritical and monolithic representations of women. This thesis …
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Addressing gender stereotypes in Egypt and the impact of gender-based violence in film and media
… through values, traditions, and culture that influence film and media. Film and media are products of the culture; film is an art form. Media are platforms for expression of values, traditions, and culture. Storytelling conveys the attitudes of a society and transmits them from one generation …
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‘But it’s an awfully, awfully slow process’: Women and the Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians (ACTT), 1960-1989
This thesis analyses the relationship between women workers in the British film and television industries and their trade union, the Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians (ACTT), between 1960 and 1989. This thesis contributes a longitudinal case study of an individual …
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Black actresses in American films: a history and critical analysis of the mammy/maid character
<p>This thesis examines the history of the stereotypical mammy/maid characters in American films. The analysis serves to show the ongoing racialized casting of black women in domestic roles for over a century. Equally important, the analysis includes a discussion of how the black actresses who …
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"""Painting with faces"": The casting director in American theatre, cinema, and television"
In Casting By (2012), HBO’s documentary on the casting director, Martin Scorsese praises his close working relationship with his casting director. “More than 90% of directing” he asserts, “is the right casting.” Taking as its starting point that the casting director is, as Scorsese’s enthusiasm …