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The first scholarly work to focus on the work of American director and producer, Susan Seidelman
Contains an exclusive chapter-length interview in which Seidelman examines her career and discusses many of her lesser-known films, some for the first time
Suggests a reframing of authorship theory to be more inclusive of especially women directors who work in both film and television
Examines Seidelman's shifts from independents to Hollywood studio movies to television and made-for-TV movies in relationship to changes in the industry
Provides cultural context for Seidelman's films, including representations of gender, race and disability
Includes genre analysis to illustrate how Seidelman twists genres for feminist stories and readings
Assesses Seidelman's critical reputation, including instances of mismatch between critical and audience reception
This first collection devoted to Susan Seidelman director, producer and visionary of feminist American cinema and television includes never-before-published archival material and an interview with insights into her process and thoughts on #timesup and the future of the industry. Her debut feature, Smithereens, was the first American independent film to compete for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Her knack for casting saw her insist on Madonna for Desperately Seeking Susan before Madonna was famous. Seidelman directed Meryl Streep and John Malkovich in their first comedy features, Roseanne Barr in her first feature film and Laverne Cox in one of her earliest features. Seidelman also directed the Sex and the City pilot, kickstarting a global phenomenon.
Seidelman's career is one of firsts, yet little is written about her. This collection begins filling that gap while opening the door for additional scholarship, making this a valuable text for years to come.
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Ahead of the Curve - Susan Santha Kerns
Part 1: Building a Foundation
1. The Making of Ms. Right: Susan Seidelman and the Persistence of "Women's Films" - Maya Montañez Smukler
2. Susan Seidelman's Sex and the City: TV Authorship and Feminist Possibility - Elizabeth Alsop
3. "I've always been a voyeur": An Interview with Susan Seidelman - Susan Santha Kerns
Part 2: Embodied Spaces
4. "Who is This?": Smithereens, Susan Seidelman's Auspicious Debut Feature - Susan Santha Kerns
5. Swapping the Suburban Housewife for the NYC Feminist: Susan Seidelman and her Personas - Ruth Wollersheim
6. Original She-Devil Ending Screenplay Pages
7. Unsettling Domesticity: Desperately Seeking Susan, Madonna, and the Voyeuristic Politics of MTV Stardom - Michael Reinhard
8. Directing a City: Susan Seidelman's New York - Josephine M. Yanasak-Leszczynski
9. Making Frankie Stone: Feminism, Post-Romance, and Making Mr. Right - Vanessa Cambier
Part 3: Making Room
10. Electric Melodrama: Susan Seidelman, Childhood, and the Girl Next Door - Debbie Olson
11. Age, Disability, and Agency in the Late-Period Films of Susan Seidelman - Cole Bradley
12. And You Can Dance! Movement, Mobility and Magic in Musical Chairs - Warren Holmes
13. Death, Illusion and the Hijab in Susan Seidelman's Cut in Half - Stacy Thompson
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