Virgin Territory: Representing Sexual Inexperience in Film
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Book Overview In Virgin Territory contributors consider virginity as it is produced and marketed in film. With chapters that span a range of periods, g...
In Virgin Territory contributors consider virginity as it is produced and marketed in film. With chapters that span a range of periods, genres, and performances, this collection proves that although it seems like an obvious quality at first glance, virginity in film is anything but simple. The essays in Virgin Territory destabilize assumptions about virginity and connect moments of virginity in film to their larger social significance.
Editor Tamar Jeffers McDonald has assembled a range of contributions by noted film scholars to consider virginity from numerous perspectives, including both the male and female quest to lose virginity, the role of virginity in horror film, issues of sexual agency and desire in both historic and contemporary depictions of virginity, and the complications of self-pleasure and masturbation. Films considered include classics of the Production Code era, like Marjorie Morningstar, Pillow Talk, and Bonjour Tristesse, as well as more recent films like Porky's, Losin' It, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, American Pie, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Scary Movie. Contributors also consider particular stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Doris Day to investigate the positioning of virginity on an actor's physical body.
Across different eras and genres, different films have different methods of representing virginity, relying on costume, mise-en-sc
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 296 | Language: English | Publisher: WAYNE ST UNIV PR | ISBN: 0814333184
FormatPaperback
Pages296
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0814333184
EAN9780814333181
PublisherWAYNE ST UNIV PR
Publication Date1970-01-01
EditionIllustrated
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight1.1 Pounds
Length9.0 Inches
Width6.0 Inches
Height0.8 Inches
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