176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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Theoretically and representationally, responses to heterosexual female masochism have ranged from neglect in theories that focus predominantly or only upon masochistic sexuality within male subjects, to condemnation from feminists who regard it as an inverted expression of patriarchal control rather than a legitimate form of female desire. It has commonly been understood as a passive form of... Read more
Female Masochism in Film
Biography
Ruth McPhee
’This trenchant and beautiful book draws attention to a body of recent films that treat female masochism and in so doing it reconsiders their politics. Grounding her thinking in psychoanalytic and Deleuzian discussions of masochism, Ruth McPhee moves on to illustrate the recognition of multiple subject positions and desires found in recent cinema. In her brilliant readings of films from Breaking the Waves through to Sleeping Beauty, new understanding emerges of cinema’s engagement with a heterosexuality concentrated upon masochistic pleasures.’ Emma Wilson, University of Cambridge, UK
