{"product_id":"hollywood-noirs-women-performers-international-stars-9781474428088","title":"Hollywood Noir's Women Performers: International Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHollywood Noir's Women Performers\u003c\/i\u003e explores the meaning of performance through an analysis of the unfolding oeuvres of women performers in film noir. The case studies aim to illuminate classic noir films through the lens of performance by women. Shifting the usual emphasis in studies of film noir from genre, character patterns and socio-historical context to performance, each chapter addresses the defining contributions of the women who appeared in these films. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume builds on scholarship in recent decades that focuses on the centrality of women in film noir, adding material evidence for that approach in fresh readings of films and Hollywood production practices. \u003ci\u003eHollywood Noir's Women Performers\u003c\/i\u003e not only explores how women dominate in the narrative, style or influence of these films through their dynamic performances, but also considers these women's distinct positions in Hollywood, their roles in the industry and their multiple and mutually informing portrayals in classic noir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julie Grossman,R. Barton Palmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e International Film Stars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474428088","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48348282454153,"sku":"9781474428088","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_8f962e4d-f6d1-471c-8976-e421f07869b9.jpg?v=1789455928","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/hollywood-noirs-women-performers-international-stars-9781474428088","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}