{"product_id":"daughters-of-desire-1","title":"Daughters of Desire","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores lesbians in film from early representations to contemporary ones, spanning sixty years and over twenty films. Concentrating on lesbian desire and subtext, Kabir draws on films such as \u003ci\u003eQueen Christina\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Killing of Sister George\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRebecca, Desperately Seeking Susan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e. She details their narratives in conjunction with an examination of different spectating positions and new syntheses of filmic languages. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeploying lesbian history, black subjectivity, feminist film criticism and material from psychoanalysis, \u003ci\u003eDaughters of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e explores narrative, desire and identifications. From castration and agency to the fetishization of beauty, from mothering, narcissism, and Oedipus to rage and trauma, Kabir crosses frontiers in film studies and feminist theory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54225756324184,"sku":"9781474290470","price":132.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781474290470.jpg?v=1780981231","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/daughters-of-desire-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}