Post-war Adaptations

Imelda Whelehan teaches English and Women's Studies at De Montfort University, UK. Her publications include Overloaded (2000) and Modern Feminist Thought (1995).

Introduction
Part I - Looking Forward, Thinking Back: Post-War Western Culture
Chapter 1: Social Comment Films, Film Noir, and Neo-Realism
Chapter 2: Post-War/Cold War: Sci Fi and Horror
Chapter 3: Myths, Fairytales and Legends for a Post-War Age
Part II - Genre, Gender, Identity
Chapter 4: Old Frontiers: The Western
Chapter 5: Melodrama and the Woman's Film
Chapter 6: Taboos and Transformations: Race, Identity and Sexuality in the Post-War Age
Part III - Art Versus Mass Culture: The Uses of Literature in Adaptation and Remaking
Chapter 7: 'Low Art' Genres: Comedies and Musicals
Chapter 8: Literary Adaptation and Social Transformation
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index