Cinematic Howling

Women's Films, Women's Film Theories

By: Hoi Cheu

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Paperback | 1 January 2008

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Feminist film theory has flourished since the 1970s, but faces a double impasse. First, feminist film theory is flooded with terminology comprehensible to few readers. Second, these theories risk reinforcing the classic canon by analyzing it repeatedly. "Cinematic Howling" shows how studying women's filmmaking is more effective than criticizing mainstream movies from feminist perspectives.Hoi F. Cheu analyzes films and screenplays by women to consider how women theorize the process and function of storytelling in cinema. Across several close readings of screenplays and films, Cheu draws on systems theory, feminist theory, and film theory to develop a therapeutic framework that interprets these films not merely as reflections of women's experiences, but as storytelling acts with the power to reframe experiences and, consequently, to transform life.A major contribution to feminist scholarship that will appeal to scholars of both gender and film, "Cinematic Howling" is written in an approachable and inviting style, full of vivid examples and attention to detail, which will suit both undergraduate and graduate courses in gender, film, and cultural studies.

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What a pleasant surprise that Cinematic Howling: Women's Films, Women's Film Theories, a new book for film and cultural studies, has all the elements of a good story with its unconventional title, engaging first person narrative and refreshing writing style! Yet Cinematic Howling is much more than a story about women's films and feminist theory - it is an innovative theoretical work about gender identity and transnational culture with close readings that focus on the importance of storytelling in selected films by women filmmakers. ... Cheu has written an intriguing academic reference on women filmmakers....Cinematic Howling will prove very useful for feminist film analysis and cultural studies at the undergraduate and graduate levels. While the author of Cinematic Howling reminds us that there are many voices involved in the field of women's films, some of these voices might need more room for expression in film studies classes, alongside Cheu's thoughtful book. -- Judith Plessis * Canadian Literature, No. 195, Winter 2007 *

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