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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 22-47 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Journal of Cinema and Media Studies |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 24 Apr 2021 |
Abstract
constellations of sisterhood and of mothers and daughters—in
US-American
films of the 1910s against the backdrop of a larger aesthetics
of doubling. It addresses the close interaction of the cinema of the decade
with the variety stage and its predilection for synchronized and ornamental
arrangements and then moves on to reflect on the cinematic conventions of
double acts and dual roles in the context of the star system. It argues that by
enacting female relations as disturbing or delightful doubles, the entertainment
culture of the 1910s takes issue with the period’s conceptualization of
gender and sexuality.
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In: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies, Vol. 60, No. 5, 24.04.2021, p. 22-47.
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