<P><EM>Managing the Monstrous Feminine</EM> takes a unique approach to the study of the material and discursive practices associated with the construction and regulation of the female body. Jane Ussher examines the ways in which medicine, science, the law and popular culture combine to produce fictions about femininity, positioning the reproductive body as the source of women''s power, danger and weakness.<BR>Including sections on ''regulation'', ''the subjectification of women'' and ''women''s negotiation and resistance'', this book describes the construction of the ''monstrous feminine'' in mythology, art, literature and film, revealing its implications for the regulation and experience of the fecund female body. Critical reviews are combined with case studies and extensive interview material to illuminate discussions of subjects including:</P><UL><LI>the regulation of women through the body</LI><LI>regimes of knowledge associated with reproduction</LI><LI>intersubjectivity and the b
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<P>This book provides a critical reappraisal of Barbara Creed¿s ground-breaking work of feminist psychoanalytic film scholarship, <EM>The Monstrous-Feminine</EM>, which was first published in 1993. <EM>The Monstrous-Feminine</EM>...
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<p>This is a timely update of a seminal text which re-interprets key films of the horror genre, including <i>Carrie</i>, <i>The Exorcist</i>, <i>The Brood</i> and <i>Psycho</i>.</p><p>In...
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<P>This follow-up to the classic text of <I>The Monstrous-Feminine</I> analyses those contemporary films which explore social justice issues such as women¿s equality, violence against women, queer relationships, race and the plight...
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The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa holds over one million items in its vast natural history collection. Award-winning photographer Jane Ussher spent several days capturing their astonishing beauty and power, and the result is a stunningly photographed...
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