Claire Johnston
Claire Johnston (1940–1987) was a feminist film theoretician. She wrote seminal essays on the construction of ideology in mainstream cinema (Hollywood and European auteur cinema).
Claire Johnston
- Born
- 1940
- Died
- 1987
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages
- English
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Claire Johnston (1940–1987) was a feminist film theoretician. She wrote seminal essays on the construction of ideology in mainstream cinema (Hollywood and European auteur cinema).
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1940
Claire Johnston was born on 1 January 1940.
1987
Claire Johnston died on 1 January 1987.
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• "Women's Cinema as Counter-Cinema" (1973) in: Claire Johnston (ed.), Notes on Women's Cinema, London: Society for Education in Film and Television, reprinted in: Sue Thornham (ed.), Feminist Film Theory. A Reader, Edinburgh University Press 1999, pp. 31–40 • "Feminist Politics and Film History", Screen 16, 3, pp. 115–125 • (Editor), The work of Dorothy Arzner: Towards a Feminist Cinema, London: British Film Institute, 1975
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- 1.Stern, Lesley. Remembering Claire Johnston 1940–1987. Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media. 35. 114–129. 1988.
- 2.Claire Johnston Definition - Film and Media Theory Key Term Fiveable. fiveable.me.
- 3.Fabian, Rachel. Reconsidering the Work of Claire Johnston. Feminist Media Histories. 4. 3. 244–273. 2018. 2373-7492.
- 4.Remembering Claire Johnston 1940-1987. Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media. 35. 114–129. 1988. 0306-7661.
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