{"product_id":"melodrama-as-provocateur-9781478033691","title":"Melodrama as Provocateur","description":"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. \u003ci\u003eMelodrama as Provocateur\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLinda Williams (1946-2025) was Professor of Film Studies and Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley. She authored and edited several books, including \u003ci\u003eScreening Sex\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlaying the Race Card\u003c\/i\u003e. She received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Christine Gledhill is Visiting Professor of Cinema Studies at the University of Leeds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Laura Horak is Professor of Film Studies at Carleton University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elisabeth R. Anker is Professor of American Studies and Political Science and Director of Film Studies at The George Washington University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197035016466,"sku":"9781478033691","price":118.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_753d4bd3-7c78-4ff7-b515-401ff438d630.jpg?v=1776161348","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/melodrama-as-provocateur-9781478033691","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}