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Table of Contents: “…Women's film precedents -- The sentimental female friendship film : Julia, Girl friends, The turning point, Rich and famous, Beaches, Steel magnolias -- The female friendship film and women's development : Desperately seeking Susan, Housekeeping, Mystic pizza -- The political female friendship film : Nine to five, Outrageous fortune, Thelma & Louise, Mortal thoughts, Leaving Normal -- The erotic female friendship film : lesbianism in the mainstream : Personal best, Desert hearts, Fried green tomatoes, Go fish -- The female friendship film and women of color : The color purple, Mi vida loca, Passion fish -- Backlash : the anti-female friendship film : The hand that rocks the cradle, Single white female, Poison ivy.…”

Table of Contents: “…: Chicana feminism through literature (1997) -- Jugando a la vida con poemas : contemporary Chicana poetry in Spanish (1998) -- Mi vida loca : symbolic spaces in the construction of identity in Chicana literature (1998) -- The Chicana bandera : Sandra Cisneros in the public press : constructing a cultural icon (1996-1999) -- The tools in the toolbox : representing work in Chicana literature (1999) -- La nueva onda = The new wave : contemporary Chicana writing (2001) -- Size 48D bras and men who wear skirts : the dialectics of humor in Denise Chávez's narratives (2001) -- The archbishop sees the body of the virgin : art, religion, ideology, and popular culture (2001) -- Pt.3. …”
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