Claire Johnston

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

For the South African singer, see Claire Johnston (musician). For the bowler, see Claire Johnston (bowls).

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 – via JSTOR.


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