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Indiana University Press Acoustic Mirror by Kaja Silverman
" . . . 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"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" . . . Powerfully Argued Study . . . Impressive . . . " -Choice" . . . 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"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." -Substancethe 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.