Gender and Spanish Cinema

Marc Notes: Filmography: P. 219-233.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Introduction--Steven Marsh and Parvati Nair * Between the Phobic Object and the Dissident Subject--Julian Daniel Gutierrez-Albilla * Costume, Identity, and Spectator Pleasure in Historical Films of the Early Franco Period--Jo Labanyi * Masculinity, Monuments and Movement--Steven Marsh * Madness, Queenship and Womanhood in Orduna's "Locura De Amor" (1948) and Aranda's "Juana la Loca" (2001)--Celia Martin Perez * New Sexual Politics in the Cinema of the Transition to Democracy--Alejandro Melero * Borderline Men--Parvati Nair * A Psychoanalysis of "La Mujer Mas Fea de Mundo" (1999)--Eva Parrondo Coppel * Gender and Spanish Horror Film--Tatjana Pavlovic * Heterosociality in "Segunda Piel "(Gerardo Vera, 2000) and "Sobrevivire " (Alfonso Albacete and David Menkes, 1999)--Chris Perriam * Victoria?--Rob Stone * Theatricality, Melodrama, and Stardom in "El ultimo Cuple"--Kathleen M. Vernon * Radio Free Folkloricas--Eva WoodsBiographical Note: Steven Marsh is at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Parvati Nair is Lecturer in Hispanic Studies, Queen Mary, University of London. Publisher Marketing: What does the portrayal of gender in film reveal about Spanish society? To what extent and in what ways does cinema contribute to constructions of national and regional identity? How does gender interact with ethnicity, class, politics and history? This work addresses these questions, and more. Contributor Bio:  Steven, Marsh Steven Marsh is at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Parvati Nair is Lecturer in Hispanic Studies, Queen Mary, University of London. Contributor Bio:  Marsh, Steven Steven Marsh is at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Parvati Nair is Lecturer in Hispanic Studies, Queen Mary, University of London.