Women On The Verge Of Societal Breakdown
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Women on the Verge of Societal Breakdown
Author | : Piero San Giorgio |
Publsiher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2016-09-29 |
Genre | : Disasters |
ISBN | : 1539160327 |
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In thinking about the evolution of the role of women in society over the past hundred years, Piero San Giorgio appeals to women as wives and mothers, calling on them to appreciate the fragility of our world and the impermanence of our civilization. Piero is attuned to the reality that as our contemporary society collapses, a woman will find herself in an extremely vulnerable position: the law will no longer protect her or her children, while the males battle for survival. Piero explains the specifics of survivalism for women, teaching them how to independently cope with the looming catastrophe and survive. The practical sections on preparation are followed by testimonials by 23 real women, of different nationalities, ages, social strata, sexual orientations and marital status, who have already embarked on the path of survivalism. They give advice-very practical and realizable, and not just to women but also to men-on becoming autonomous and independent from the system, and on becoming prepared for all things and at all times.
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Author | : Peter William Evans |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2019-07-25 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781839021251 |
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This text analyses director Pedro Almodovar's insights into gender, sexuality and subjectivity in his film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. The author draws on a range of psychoanalytic and critical concepts and sees the film as an account of the often tyrannical spell of sexual desire, of the anxieties of relationships and families, but also of the possibilities of personal liberation. Peter William Evans also discusses the recent history of Spain and ties the film's concerns into the social revolution which occurred after the death of Franco.
Collapse
Author | : Jared Diamond |
Publsiher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 2013-03-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780141976969 |
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From the author of Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond's Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive is a visionary study of the mysterious downfall of past civilizations. Now in a revised edition with a new afterword, Jared Diamond's Collapse uncovers the secret behind why some societies flourish, while others founder - and what this means for our future. What happened to the people who made the forlorn long-abandoned statues of Easter Island? What happened to the architects of the crumbling Maya pyramids? Will we go the same way, our skyscrapers one day standing derelict and overgrown like the temples at Angkor Wat? Bringing together new evidence from a startling range of sources and piecing together the myriad influences, from climate to culture, that make societies self-destruct, Jared Diamond's Collapse also shows how - unlike our ancestors - we can benefit from our knowledge of the past and learn to be survivors. 'A grand sweep from a master storyteller of the human race' - Daily Mail 'Riveting, superb, terrifying' - Observer 'Gripping ... the book fulfils its huge ambition, and Diamond is the only man who could have written it' - Economis 'This book shines like all Diamond's work' - Sunday Times
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Author | : Peter William Evans |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2021-04-08 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781839022548 |
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Pedro Almodóvar's 1988 black comedy-melodrama Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown established its director as one of the most exciting of European film-making talents. An often hilarious study of sexual mores, Women on the Verge has a central character, Pepa (Carmen Maura), as warm and richly drawn as any modern film heroine. Made strong and self-reliant by suffering in a troubled relationship, Pepa is the centre of a network of lovers, friends and family who represent a vivid cross-section of Spanish society. Peter William Evans provides a formidable analysis of Almodóvar's insights into gender, sexuality and identity. Evans sees Women on the Verge as concerned with the often tyrannical spell of sexual desire and the anxieties of relationships and families, but also with the possibilities for personal liberation. He discusses the film in the context of the history of Spain and the social revolution that occurred after the death of Franco. In his foreword to this new edition, Evans reflects upon Women on the Verge in the light of Almodóvar's subsequent films, and the impact of Carmen Maura's performance as Pepa on the representation of women in Spanish cinema.
Europe On screen
Author | : Dominique Chansel,Council of Europe. Council for Cultural Co-operation |
Publsiher | : Council of Europe |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9287145318 |
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Comprised of fact sheets on 50 films, illustrating 4 themes - nationalism, women, immigration and human rights -, it encourages teachers to exploit cinema as a source of 20th-century history and provides a pedagogical basis to do so. (from CoE website)
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Author | : Peter William Evans |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 81 |
Release | : 2021-05-06 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781839022524 |
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Acknowledgments -- 1. Synopsis -- 2. Comedy and Melodrama -- 3. Men and Women -- 4. Carmen Maura -- 5. Closure -- Notes -- Credits -- References.
After Hitchcock
Author | : David Boyd,R. Barton Palmer |
Publsiher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2010-01-01 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780292783232 |
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Alfred Hitchcock is arguably the most famous director to have ever made a film. Almost single-handedly he turned the suspense thriller into one of the most popular film genres of all time, while his Psycho updated the horror film and inspired two generations of directors to imitate and adapt this most Hitchcockian of movies. Yet while much scholarly and popular attention has focused on the director's oeuvre, until now there has been no extensive study of how Alfred Hitchcock's films and methods have affected and transformed the history of the film medium. In this book, thirteen original essays by leading film scholars reveal the richness and variety of Alfred Hitchcock's legacy as they trace his shaping influence on particular films, filmmakers, genres, and even on film criticism. Some essays concentrate on films that imitate Hitchcock in diverse ways, including the movies of Brian de Palma and thrillers such as True Lies, The Silence of the Lambs, and Dead Again. Other essays look at genres that have been influenced by Hitchcock's work, including the 1970s paranoid thriller, the Italian giallo film, and the post-Psycho horror film. The remaining essays investigate developments within film culture and academic film study, including the enthusiasm of French New Wave filmmakers for Hitchcock's work, his influence on the filmic representation of violence in the post-studio Hollywood era, and the ways in which his films have become central texts for film theorists.
The Collapse of Complex Societies
Author | : Joseph Tainter |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 052138673X |
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Dr Tainter describes nearly two dozen cases of collapse and reviews more than 2000 years of explanations. He then develops a new and far-reaching theory.