A vampire and a damsel in distress: A postfeminist analysis of selected female South African viewers' perceptions of the romance between Bella and Edward in the film Twilight (2008).
The film Twilight produced by Wyck Godfrey, Mark Morgan and Greg Mooradian and directed by Catherine Hardwicke, enjoyed global box office success, and proved particularly popular with female filmgoers. Despite the commercial success of the film, it was derided specifically by feminist critics for it...
| Publicado en: | Communicare Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 77 - 94 |
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Communicare, Journal for Communication Sciences in South Africa
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