"One of the most comprehensive and intelligent postmodern critics of art and literature, Huyssen collects here a series of his essays on pomo... " --Village Voice Literary Supplement
..". his work remains alert to the problematic relationship obtaining between marxisms and poststructuralisms." --American Literary History
..". challenging and astute." --World Literature Today
"Huyssen's level-headed account of this controversial constellation of critical voices brings welcome clarification to today's murky haze of cultural discussion and proves definitively that commentary...
"One of the most comprehensive and intelligent postmodern critics of art and literature, Huyssen collects here a series of his essays on pomo... " ...
"Technologies of Gender builds a bridge between the fashionable orthodoxies of academic theory (Lacan, Foucault, Derrida, et al.) and the frequently-marginalized contributions of feminist theory.... In sum, de Lauretis has written a book that should be required reading for every feminist in need of theoretical ammunition--and for every theorist in need of feminist enlightenment." --B. Ruby Rich
..". sets philosophical ideas humming.... she has much to say." --Cineaste
"I can think of no other work that pushes the debate on the female subject forward with such passion and...
"Technologies of Gender builds a bridge between the fashionable orthodoxies of academic theory (Lacan, Foucault, Derrida, et al.) and the frequentl...
..". a vitally new understanding that takes us from the terms of the representation of sexual difference to an anatomy of female subjectivity which will be widely influential." --Stephen Heath
"An original work likely to have significant impact on all those with an interest in the vibrant intersection of feminism, film theory, and psychoanalysis... " --Naomi Schor
..". important because of its innovative work on Hollywood's ideologically-charged construction of subjectivity.... what is exciting about The Acoustic...
..". a vitally new understanding that takes us from the terms of the representation of sexual difference to an anatomy of female subjectivity which...
"To read Rainer's screenplays is to rediscover, even reinvent, the films all over again, but more importantly to realize that images and mise-en-scene are as key to how Rainer's films work as is language." --The Independent
"The scripts record the unique structure of Rainer's] films, the stresses, strains, and crackling of voices layering over and into one another. Their publication is an important moment for feminist film." --Cineaste
"Rainer's films are not highly accessible but are important to the critical imagination as an example of the sustained exploration of political...
"To read Rainer's screenplays is to rediscover, even reinvent, the films all over again, but more importantly to realize that images and mise-en-sc...
" The Woman at the Keyhole is one] of the most significant contributions to feminist film theory sin ce the 1970s." SubStance
..". this intelligent, eminently readable volume puts women's filmmaking on the main stage.... serves at once as introduction and original contribution to the debates structuring the field. Erudite but never obscure, effectively argued but not polemical, The Woman at the Keyhole should prove to be a valuable text for courses on women and cinema." The Independent
When we imagine a "woman" and a "keyhole," it is usually a woman on the other side of the...
" The Woman at the Keyhole is one] of the most significant contributions to feminist film theory sin ce the 1970s." SubStance
"The location of the author s investigations, the body itself rather than the sphere of subjective representations of self and of function in cultures, is wholly new.... I believe this work will be a landmark in future feminist thinking." Alphonso Lingis
"This is a text of rare erudition and intellectual force. It will not only introduce feminists to an enriching set of theoretical perspectives but sets a high critical standard for feminist dialogues on the status of the body." Judith Butler
Volatile Bodies demonstrates that the sexually specific body is socially constructed:...
"The location of the author s investigations, the body itself rather than the sphere of subjective representations of self and of function in cultu...
..". a valuable scholarly addition to any student of Freud or as research material in a library." --HNet, H-CAACA
Davis argues that the visual dimension of Freud's writing is crucial to understanding its structure and significance. He offers a new and challenging reading of Freud's case study of Serge Pankejeff, the "Wolf Man." Much of the analysis revolved around Pankejeff's childhood dream of wolves and a drawing of this dream he made for Freud.
..". a valuable scholarly addition to any student of Freud or as research material in a library." --HNet, H-CAACA
"This book demonstrates Case's continued dominance of the field of lesbian performance studies.... Case's dense, rich, and complex work very likely will be a central text for anyone interested in debating the changing theoretical landscape for performance studies and queer theory. All readers interested in what the future might hold for scholarship in the humanities should study Case's thought-provoking work, which is an essential addition to any college or university's collection." -Choice
..". this is a book that is enormously provocative, that will make you think and feel...
"This book demonstrates Case's continued dominance of the field of lesbian performance studies.... Case's dense, rich, and complex work very likely...
