Acoustic Mirror

<p> . . . a vitally new understanding that takes us from the terms of the representation of sexual difference to an anatomy of female subjectivity which will be widely influential. --Stephen Heath<br /><br />An original work likely to have significant impact on all those with an interest in the vibrant intersection of feminism film theory and psychoanalysis . . . --Naomi Schor<br /><br /> . . . powerfully argued study . . . impressive . . . --Choice<br /><br /> . . . important because of its innovative work on Hollywood's ideologically-charged construction of subjectivity. . . . what is exciting about The Acoustic Mirror is that it inspires one to reevaluate a number of now classical theoretical texts and to see films with an eye to how authorship is constructed and subjectivity is generated. --Literature and Psychology<br /><br />As evocative as it is shrewdly systematic the pioneering theory of female subjectivity formulated in the final three chapters will have wide impact as a major contribution to feminist theory. --SubStance<br /><br />The Acoustic Mirror attempts to do for the sound-track what feminist film theory of the past decade has done for the image-track--to locate the points at which it is productive of sexual difference. The specific focus is the female voice understood not merely as spoken dialogue narration and commentary but as a fantasmatic projection and as a metaphor for authorship.</p>