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Melodrama As Provocateur
By (author) Linda Williams, Edited by Christine Gledhill, Edited by Laura Horak, Edited by Elisabeth R. Anker
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As one of the most influential contemporary film scholars, Linda Williams brought her critical feminist lens to some of society’s most maligned and underappreciated film genres. Melodrama as Provocateur showcases what was to be Williams's last project in which, insisting on melodrama as a cross-generic, cross-media mode, she investigates the divergence between French and American attitudes to film melodrama. A diverse group of scholars respond to her provocations, rethinking melodrama’s transnational, transmedia histories and potential futures. Their contributions examine how melodrama became, as Williams argues, the default mode of contemporary media, and demonstrate how it plays an increasingly powerful role in public discourse and political rhetoric today.
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Publisher | Duke University Press
Published date | 14 Apr 2026
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 342
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 445g
ISBN | 978-1-4780-3857-3
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BISAC | performing arts / theater / general
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