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Eugenia paulicelli, drake stutesman and louise wallenberg eds, film, fashion and the 1960s. An excellent study companion for all students of film theory and womens studies. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Representations of the monstrous feminine, as conceptualized by barbara creed, illustrate the ways in which femininity is feared and abjected in contemporary society.
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