Claire Johnston (film theorist)

Claire Johnston (1940–1987) was a feminist film theoretician.[1][2] She wrote seminal essays on the construction of ideology in mainstream cinema (Hollywood and European auteur cinema).[3][4]

Writings

  • "Women's Cinema as Counter-Cinema" (1973) in: Claire Johnston (ed.), Notes on Women's Cinema, London: Society for Education in Film and Television, reprinted in: Sue Thornham (ed.), Feminist Film Theory. A Reader, Edinburgh University Press 1999, pp. 31–40
  • "Feminist Politics and Film History", Screen 16, 3, pp. 115–125
  • (Editor), The work of Dorothy Arzner: Towards a Feminist Cinema, London: British Film Institute, 1975

See also

References

  1. ^ Stern, Lesley; Jayamanne, Laleen; Grace, Helen (1988). "Remembering Claire Johnston 1940–1987". Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media. 35: 114–129.
  2. ^ "Claire Johnston Definition - Film and Media Theory Key Term | Fiveable". fiveable.me. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ^ Fabian, Rachel (2018). "Reconsidering the Work of Claire Johnston". Feminist Media Histories. 4 (3): 244–273. doi:10.1525/fmh.2018.4.3.244. ISSN 2373-7492. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Remembering Claire Johnston 1940-1987". Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media (35): 114–129. 1988. ISSN 0306-7661.


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