Woman, Alone? Camille Billops, Self-Possession, and Older Women and Love (1987)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22124996 |
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| Authors | Michele Prettyman (0000-0002-1178-0474, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-58 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Media Histories (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2373-7492 • E-ISSN: 2373-7492 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/fmh.2025.11.1.41 |
| OpenAlex | W4406638839 |
| Language | EN |
This essay “Woman, Alone? Camille Billops, Self-Possession, and Older Women and Love (1987)” focuses on the unique dynamics in the personal and professional relationship between Camille Billops and James V. Hatch. It maps the complexities of Billops’s selfhood, which she pursued in defiance of societal norms that typically sideline women as “helpmeets” to creative men. I use the Billops-Hatch film Older Women and Love as a case study and commentary on the complexity of women’s self-possession as they navigate sexual intimacy, aging, relationships to their bodies, and death. I also discuss the importance of partnerships in amplifying self-expression, highlighting the nuances and challenges of intimate relationships in the context of art-making
Art · Linguistics · Psychoanalysis · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Philosophy · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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