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Refocus: The Films of Jane Campion - (Refocus: The International Directors) by Alexia L Bowler & Adele Jones (Hardcover)
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- Jane Campion's work shines a spotlight on gender relations, often through complex female characters and an innovative approach to the screen representation of women functioning at the edges of society.
- About the Author: Alexia L. Bowler is a Senior Lecturer at Swansea University.
- 216 Pages
- Performing Arts, Individual Director
- Series Name: Refocus: The International Directors
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About the Book
Explores the detail of Jane Campion's film and television output, considering her vision and practice, legacy, and her contribution to feminist filmmaking
Book Synopsis
Jane Campion's work shines a spotlight on gender relations, often through complex female characters and an innovative approach to the screen representation of women functioning at the edges of society. Campion is vocal about the under-representation of women in the film industry more generally, though her commitment to the notion of feminism is tempered by an ambivalence towards the term. Despite this ambiguity, Campion's continued focus on women merits an exploration of her work through a feminist lens particularly in the wake of #MeToo, which has had a wide-ranging impact on the film industry.
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The essays Bowler and Jones have gathered look at Campion's film and television work against the backdrop of debates about feminism. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.--K. M. Flanagan "CHOICE connect"
This impressive and timely book is a welcome addition to the scholarship on Jane Campion, a filmmaker whose work, despite her significance, remains under-researched. The essays revisit her early, often neglected, films as well as offering new insights into canonical texts such as The Piano, and exploring more recent films, including The Power of the Dog.--Estella Tincknell, University of the West of England
About the Author
Alexia L. Bowler is a Senior Lecturer at Swansea University. She co-edited, with Jess Cox, a special issue of Journal of Neo-Victorian Studies on adaptation. Her most recent article on Jane Campion and In the Cut was published in Feminist Theory (2018).
Adele Jones is a Tutor at Swansea University. She has published on Sarah Waters, Michèle Roberts, and neo-Victorianism, and co-edited Sarah Waters and Contemporary Feminisms (2016, with Claire O'Callaghan).
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