Shelley Stamp
Biographic Data
| ID | 1626788 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shelley Stamp |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shelley |
| FAMILY NAME | Stamp |
| SIGNATURE | STAMP S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Schlumberger (Ireland) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Hollywood's Gaslight and the Gendered Dynamics of Gaslighting
The 1944 film Gaslight , from which contemporary use of the term "gaslighting" originates, provides key insights into the gendered dynamics of gaslighting. A gothic melodrama set in Victorian London, the film depicts a young bride terrorized by her new husband, increasingly unable to trust her own perception and pushed to the brink of psychosis. Watching the film, viewers experience a perceptual uncertainty similar to that endured by the gaslit h…
The American Girl Goes to War
Film noir's 'gal producers' and the female market
This article surveys publicity surrounding the work of three female producers active in Hollywood in the 1940s and early 1950s: Joan Harrison, Virginia Van Upp, and Harriet Parsons. All three produced key titles in the cycle of film noir that emerged during this period. Publicity that emphasized their work behind the scenes on these productions was part of broader attempts to cultivate a female audience for film noir. Marketing campaigns suggeste…
Lois Weber in Early Hollywood
Lois Weber in Early Hollywood
"Among early Hollywood's most brilliant filmmakers, Lois Weber was considered one of the era's 'three great minds' alongside D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. Despite her accomplishments, Weber has been marginalized in relation to her contemporaries, who have long been recognized as fathers of American cinema. Drawing on a range of materials untapped by previous historians, Shelley Stamp offers the first comprehensive study of Weber's remarkab…
Lois Weber in Early Hollywood
Among early Hollywood’s most renowned filmmakers, Lois Weber was considered one of the era’s "three great minds" alongside D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. Despite her accomplishments, Weber has been marginalized in relation to her contemporaries, who have long been recognized as fathers of American cinema. Drawing on a range of materials untapped by previous historians, Shelley Stamp offers the first comprehensive study of Weber’s remarkable…
Lois Weber, Progressive Cinema, and the Fate of “The Work-a-Day Girl” in Shoes
Shelley Stamp is the author of Movie-Struck Girls: Women and Motion Picture Culture after the Nickelodeon (2000) and coeditor of two anthologies: American Cinema's Transitional Era: Audiences, Institutions, Practices, with Charlie Keil (2004); and Women and the Silent Screen: Cultural and Historical Practices, with Amelie Hastie (forthcoming). Her current book project, “Lois Weber in Early Hollywood,” is supported by a Film Scholars Grant from th…
Lois Weber in Early Hollywood
Among early Hollywood’s most renowned filmmakers, Lois Weber was considered one of the era’s "three great minds" alongside D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. Despite her accomplishments, Weber has been marginalized in relation to her contemporaries, who have long been recognized as fathers of American cinema. Drawing on a range of materials untapped by previous historians, Shelley Stamp offers the first comprehensive study of Weber’s remarkable…
Lois Weber, Progressive Cinema, and the Fate of “The Work-a-Day Girl” in Shoes
Shelley Stamp is the author of Movie-Struck Girls: Women and Motion Picture Culture after the Nickelodeon (2000) and coeditor of two anthologies: American Cinema's Transitional Era: Audiences, Institutions, Practices, with Charlie Keil (2004); and Women and the Silent Screen: Cultural and Historical Practices, with Amelie Hastie (forthcoming). Her current book project, “Lois Weber in Early Hollywood,” is supported by a Film Scholars Grant from th…
Lois Weber in Early Hollywood
Lois Weber in Early Hollywood
"Among early Hollywood's most brilliant filmmakers, Lois Weber was considered one of the era's 'three great minds' alongside D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. Despite her accomplishments, Weber has been marginalized in relation to her contemporaries, who have long been recognized as fathers of American cinema. Drawing on a range of materials untapped by previous historians, Shelley Stamp offers the first comprehensive study of Weber's remarkab…
Lois Weber in Early Hollywood
Among early Hollywood’s most renowned filmmakers, Lois Weber was considered one of the era’s "three great minds" alongside D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. Despite her accomplishments, Weber has been marginalized in relation to her contemporaries, who have long been recognized as fathers of American cinema. Drawing on a range of materials untapped by previous historians, Shelley Stamp offers the first comprehensive study of Weber’s remarkable…
Film noir's 'gal producers' and the female market
This article surveys publicity surrounding the work of three female producers active in Hollywood in the 1940s and early 1950s: Joan Harrison, Virginia Van Upp, and Harriet Parsons. All three produced key titles in the cycle of film noir that emerged during this period. Publicity that emphasized their work behind the scenes on these productions was part of broader attempts to cultivate a female audience for film noir. Marketing campaigns suggeste…
The American Girl Goes to War
Hollywood's Gaslight and the Gendered Dynamics of Gaslighting
The 1944 film Gaslight , from which contemporary use of the term "gaslighting" originates, provides key insights into the gendered dynamics of gaslighting. A gothic melodrama set in Victorian London, the film depicts a young bride terrorized by her new husband, increasingly unable to trust her own perception and pushed to the brink of psychosis. Watching the film, viewers experience a perceptual uncertainty similar to that endured by the gaslit h…
Art (4 works) · Art history (4 works) · biography (3 works) · Cinema and Media Studies (3 works) · Criticism and interpretation (3 works) · Film & Video (3 works) · History (3 works) · History & Criticism (3 works) · Hollywood (3 works) · Motion picture producers and directors (3 works)