Film, violence and gender

Citation

Boyle K (2009) Film, violence and gender. In: Stark E & Buzawa E (eds.) Violence against women in families and relationships: Volume 4 The media and cultural attitudes. Santa Barbara: Praeger, pp. 37-58. http://www.abc-clio.com/product.aspx?isbn=9780275998462

Abstract
An abridged and updated version of a chapter from Media & Violence: Gendering the Debates (Sage, 2005).

Keywords
film; violence; male gaze; slashers; torture porn; thrillers; rape revenge; violent women; feminist film theory,