Women, Fascism and Film

In response to the publication of a new volume examining the images of women in German films produced during the Second World War, this article reviews contributions and trends in scholarly evaluations of National Socialist cinema in Britain, Germany and the United States over the past 10 years. Spe...

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Main Author: Nenno, Nancy P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2001
In: Totalitarian movements and political religions
Year: 2001, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 73-90
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Summary:In response to the publication of a new volume examining the images of women in German films produced during the Second World War, this article reviews contributions and trends in scholarly evaluations of National Socialist cinema in Britain, Germany and the United States over the past 10 years. Special emphasis is placed on the recent shift from politically-motivated analyses centred on the division between 'entertainment' and 'propaganda' to more cultural studies-oriented considerations of Nazi films as popular and aesthetic products. This article addresses the ways that feminist and gender theories, media studies and spectator theory have influenced current re-evaluations and concludes by noting some of the cross-cultural and trans-historical discussions initiated by these trends, speculating on future directions made possible by these new analytical positions.
ISSN:1743-9647
Contains:Enthalten in: Totalitarian movements and political religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/714005445