Schreiber, Michele

American postfeminist cinema: women, romance and contemporary culture/ Michele Schreiber. - Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Introduction: Women, Postfeminism and Romance

1 - ‘Both Glad and Sorry’: Romance Cycles and Women's Politics

2 - Pragmatism vs. Sentimentality: Amelioration in the Postfeminist Cycle

3 - Past vs. Present: Temporality in the Postfeminist Cycle

4 - Sexy vs. Funny: Sexuality in the Postfeminist Cycle

5 - Independence vs. Dependence: Economics in the Postfeminist Cycle

Conclusion: Beginnings vs. Endings: the Future of the Postfeminist Cycle

Selected Bibliography

Index

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Mass Communication
Man-woman relationships in motion pictures