Gender and the Uncanny in Films of the Weimar Republic

by Anjeana K. Hans

The Weimar period in Germany was a time of radical change, when the traditions and social hierarchies of Imperial Germany crumbled, and a young, deeply conflicted republic emerged. Modernity brought changes that reached deep into the most personal aspects of life, including a loosening of gender roles that opened up new freedoms and opportunities to women. The screen vamps, gar onnes, and New Women in this movie-hungry society came to embody the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814338941
• ISBN13: 9780814338940
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"