Ideas of 'nursing' and 'nurses' carry a powerful social charge. The image of the nurse continues to be a symbol of caring and of duty at the same time as it projects a view of femininity, 'stereotypical' in its gender relations. How has this image come to be constructed? An empirical investigation of representations of nursing practices in Britain focusing on publicity and promotional materials and their relationship to popular fictional narratives reveals a strong correlation between what are usually described as discrete forms of signification. Recruitment images, provide an...
Ideas of 'nursing' and 'nurses' carry a powerful social charge. The image of the nurse continues to be a symbol of caring and of duty at the same time...
Julia Hallam Margaret Marshment Margaret Marshment
This groundbreaking study engages with the theoretical aspects of realism - a long neglected area in film studies. Contributes to an understanding of how popular films use realist forms to address contentious social and political issues such as social exclusion, war and violence. Focusing on key moments in film history the authors examine the uses of realism in national cinemas as a context for their in-depth analysis of contemporary popular films. A series of case studies examines the hybrid styles of realism used in recent filmmaking practice and the politics of these forms in relation to...
This groundbreaking study engages with the theoretical aspects of realism - a long neglected area in film studies. Contributes to an understanding of ...
Lynda La Plante is one of the UK's most successful and popular producers of television drama. Her award winning crime series frequently tackle controversial and difficult themes such as paedophilia, pornography and serial murder, attracting many millions of viewers nationally and internationally. This critical introduction traces her career from the early days when she was, as she puts it, 'just a writer for hire' to the successful businesswoman she has become today. Integral to an understanding of La Plante's work is her status, as a professional writer and producer, in the television...
Lynda La Plante is one of the UK's most successful and popular producers of television drama. Her award winning crime series frequently tackle controv...
Leading scholars in the interdisciplinary field of geo-spatial visual studies examine the social experience of cinema and the different ways in which film production developed as a commercial enterprise, as a leisure activity, and as modes of expression and communication. Their research charts new pathways in mapping the relationship between film production and local film practices, theatrical exhibition circuits and cinema going, creating new forms of spatial anthropology. Topics include cinematic practices in rural and urban communities, development of cinema by amateur filmmakers, and...
Leading scholars in the interdisciplinary field of geo-spatial visual studies examine the social experience of cinema and the different ways in whi...
Leading scholars in the interdisciplinary field of geo-spatial visual studies examine the social experience of cinema and the different ways in which film production developed as a commercial enterprise, as a leisure activity, and as modes of expression and communication. Their research charts new pathways in mapping the relationship between film production and local film practices, theatrical exhibition circuits and cinema going, creating new forms of spatial anthropology. Topics include cinematic practices in rural and urban communities, development of cinema by amateur filmmakers, and...
Leading scholars in the interdisciplinary field of geo-spatial visual studies examine the social experience of cinema and the different ways in whi...
