1st Edition
Melodrama, Self and Nation in Post-War British Popular Film
By Johanna Laitila
Copyright 2018
206 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
206 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book investigates the portrayal of nationalities and sexualities in British post-Second World War crime film and melodrama. By focussing on these genres, and looking at the concept of melodrama as an analytical tool apt for the analysis of both sexuality and nation, the book offers insight into the desires, fears, and anxieties of post-war culture. The problem of returning to ‘normalcy’... Read more
I. Introduction. II. Amnesia and Awakening in Four Melodramas III. Post-war Imaginings of Time and Space. IV. Subjects, Signors, and Signoras: Naming and Interpellation V. Conclusions
Biography
Johanna Laitila received her PhD at the University of St Andrews School of English, and she has taught Film, Media, and Popular Culture at the University of Dundee.
