The Cinema Coven: Witches, Witchcraft and Women's Filmmaking

by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

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Witches and witchcraft are potent metaphors for feminine power, with a history that predates the advent of cinema. The figure of the witch represents a particularly fraught, contested kind of gendered power, and has long inspired filmmakers to explore themes of race, class, trauma, motherhood, grief, and identity.

This book examines the relationship between women, witchcraft, and filmmaking, exploring types of storytelling and the central...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1476690758

ISBN13:9781476690759

Release Date:November 2024

Publisher:McFarland & Company

Length:216 Pages

Weight:0.66 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Age Range:18 years and up

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Arts, Music & Photography Performing Arts Social Science Social Sciences

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