This volume explores a variety of iconic female characters in Italian literature, art and film who depict distinct representatives of female identity within thi

This is the first book which gives a general overview of women as subject-matter in Italian Renaissance painting. It presents a view of the interaction between

This volume investigates the ways in which Italian women writers, filmmakers, and performers have represented female identity across genres from the immediate p

This book considers cultural representations of four different types of labor within Italian and U.S. contexts: stories and songs that chronicle the lives of It

This feminist anthology from Italy offers an enriching perspective on cinema studies. Focusing on women’s engagement with political theory and film-making, th