{"product_id":"jill-craigie-film-and-feminism-in-postwar-britain-9780252089824","title":"Jill Craigie: Film and Feminism in Postwar Britain","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe career and craft of a woman filmmaker in a male-dominated industry\u003c\/b\u003e From the mid-1940s to the late 1950s, Jill Craigie wrote, produced, and directed the innovative films that stood at the center of her diverse career in British cinema, radio, television, and print journalism. Yvonne Tasker and Sadie Wearing analyze Craigie's oeuvre while delving into the filmmaker's use of the medium as \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e space for her distinctive feminist engagement with key cultural, social, and political questions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTasker and Wearing reconsider Craigie's place and reputation in the history of British Cinema. Craigie created work that showed a strong critical voice and at the same time challenged contemporary modes of filmmaking with both documentary and drama. Tasker and Wearing examine her feminist and working-class influences and also emphasize the democratic impulse that drove Craigie to include her subjects' participation, and her commitment to representing them on screen. Throughout, Tasker and Wearing analyze Craigie's work against the backdrop of postwar concerns and preoccupations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistinctive and nuanced, \u003ci\u003eJill Craigie\u003c\/i\u003e reconsiders the career of a groundbreaking woman director.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10351237\"\u003eYvonne Tasker\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14120264\"\u003eSadie Wearing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252089824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252089820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004010\"\u003eFilm | Direction \u0026amp; Production\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC010000\"\u003eFeminism \u0026amp; Feminist Theory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYvonne Tasker\u003c\/b\u003e is the chair of media and communication at the University of Leeds. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Action and Adventure Film\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSoldiers' Stories: Military Women in Cinema and Television Since World War II\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eSadie Wearing\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor in gender theory, culture, and film at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eGender in the Media.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54229555118377,"sku":"9780252089824","price":53.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/files\/9780252089824.jpg?v=1790360644","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/jill-craigie-film-and-feminism-in-postwar-britain-9780252089824","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}