Rebecca's Women
HtichCon '21: What’s It All about, Alfie?
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22m
This presentation will draw on the research and analysis presented in White’s recently published BFI Film Classic book on Hitchcock's first American film and second Daphne du Maurier adaptation, Rebecca (2021). It will explore "Rebecca's Women" in multiple senses, touching on du Maurier and the many women who collaborated with Hitchcock on the film's writing, production and promotion—as well as the titular character's ties to other women, including du Maurier’s fans.
Patricia White is a Professor of Film and Media Studies at Swarthmore College. She is the author of "Rebecca" (2021; Bloomsbury), "Women’s Cinema/World Cinema: Projecting Contemporary Feminisms" (2015; Duke University Press) and "Uninvited: Classical Hollywood Cinema and Lesbian Representability" (1999; Indiana University Press). She is co-author with Timothy Corrigan of "The Film Experience" (2018; Bedford St. Martins), now in its 6th edition. White serves on the boards of "Women Make Movies" and "Film Quarterly" and the editorial collective of "Camera Obscura."
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