Elisabetta Girelli
Biographic Data
| ID | 6254192 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elisabetta Girelli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elisabetta |
| FAMILY NAME | Girelli |
| SIGNATURE | GIRELLI E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of St Andrews |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Before The Sheik
Man and Boy
Montgomery Clift has been underexplored by film scholars, who have mostly focused on his early career. This article uses queer theory to examine Clift's later work, focusing on Wild River (dir. Elia Kazan, 1960); it argues that in this film Clift's narrative role, performance, and star persona radically challenge normative masculinity and heterosexuality
The Power of the Masquerade
This paper examines the construction of femininity in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios, Pedro Almodóvar, 1988), exploring the application of contemporary gender and feminist theory to the film's representation of its female protagonists. Specifically, the paper focuses on Judith Butler's identification of gender as both constructed and performative, and on Mary Ann Doane's recuperation of the con…
Subverting rules and reinforcing stereotypes
This article focuses on a key Gainsborough costume melodrama, Madonna of the Seven Moons (1944). Following the critical revaluation of the ‘woman's film’, feminist film scholars have celebrated Madonna's feminine aesthetics and extravagant Italian setting, seen as an alternative to the austerity of Britain's wartime self‐definition. Using this position as a point of debate, I explore some hitherto ignored implications of the film's representation…
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Subverting rules and reinforcing stereotypes
This article focuses on a key Gainsborough costume melodrama, Madonna of the Seven Moons (1944). Following the critical revaluation of the ‘woman's film’, feminist film scholars have celebrated Madonna's feminine aesthetics and extravagant Italian setting, seen as an alternative to the austerity of Britain's wartime self‐definition. Using this position as a point of debate, I explore some hitherto ignored implications of the film's representation…
The Power of the Masquerade
This paper examines the construction of femininity in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios, Pedro Almodóvar, 1988), exploring the application of contemporary gender and feminist theory to the film's representation of its female protagonists. Specifically, the paper focuses on Judith Butler's identification of gender as both constructed and performative, and on Mary Ann Doane's recuperation of the con…
Man and Boy
Montgomery Clift has been underexplored by film scholars, who have mostly focused on his early career. This article uses queer theory to examine Clift's later work, focusing on Wild River (dir. Elia Kazan, 1960); it argues that in this film Clift's narrative role, performance, and star persona radically challenge normative masculinity and heterosexuality
Before The Sheik
Art (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · European history and politics (2 works) · French Historical and Cultural Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)