The female investigator in literature, film, and popular culture

Author(s)

    • Dresner, Lisa M.

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The female investigator in literature, film, and popular culture

Lisa M. Dresner

McFarland, c2007

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-227) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In this book the author examines how women detectives are portrayed in film, in literature and on TV. Chapters examine the portrayal of female investigators in each of these four genres: the Gothic novel, the lesbian detective novel, television and film.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Introduction: The Mystery of the Missing Theory      1. The Female Gothic Novel and the “Almost-Detective”      2. Lesbian Detectives Have Car Trouble      3. The Socio-Cultural Determinants of the Role of the Female Investigator on Television      4. Why Female Investigators in Hollywood Film Are Intrinsically Mad      5. A Case Study of Rebecca      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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