Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 2006. / Title from title screen (viewed 25 March 2008). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Dept. of English, Faculty of Arts. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print form.

Thesis (M.A.) - Carleton University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-178). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 286-298). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 286-298). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 174-177). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1973. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 174-177). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

Orientador: Arlindo Rebechi Júnior / Banca: Marcelo Magalhães Bulhões / banca: Pedro Plaza Pinto / Resumo: Esta dissertação analisa o trabalho do crítico de cinema Ely Azeredo, a partir de um corpus de vinte e sete artigos sobre o cinema brasileiro publicados entre 1956 a 1973, nos periódicos cariocas Tribuna da Imprensa e Jornal do Brasil. Este recorte temporal foi delimitado levando em consideração as profundas transformações e manifestações fílmicas inovadoras que a cinematografia do país apresentou nesse período. Nessa fase, surge o Cinema Novo, influenciado pela Neorrealismo Italiano e pela Nouvelle Vague Francesa, cujo objetivo era realizar uma leitura a partir do seus filmes dos problemas sócio-políticos do Brasil. Paralelamente, o Cinema Marginal surge como contraponto ao Cinema Novo, alegando que o cinema nacional só poderia criar obras legitimamente brasileiras, a partir do momento em que aceitasse sua posição de subdesenvolvido, trabalhando todos os elementos do "dejeto industrial" que era despejado na cultura brasileira. Por fim, tem-se o advento das comédias eróticas, que seriam rotuladas, no futuro, como "pornochanchadas", pois o gênero possuía caráter popular ao combinar a comédia de costumes e o erotismo. Durante esse período, o Brasil passou por um golpe militar, que depôs o então Presidente João Goulart, e, consequentemente, instaurou uma ditadura no país, que perdurou por 21 anos (1964-1985), fazendo com que a produção cinematográfica brasileira fosse afetada, direta ou indiretamente por esse cenário político. Com o propósito de investigar a construção de sentid... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This dissertation analyzes the work of the film critic Ely Azeredo, based on a corpus of twenty -seven articles on Brazilian cinema published between 1956 and 1973, in the Rio's Tribuna da Imprensa and Jornal do Brasil periodicals. This temporal cut was delimited taking into account the profound transformations and innovative filmic manifestations that the cinematography of the country presented in that period. In this phase, Cinema Novo appears, influenced by Italian Neorealism and by the French Nouvelle Vague, whose objective was to make a reading from his films of the socio-political problems of Brazil. At the same time, Marginal Cinema emerges as a counterpoint to Cinema Novo, claiming that national cinema could only create legitimately Brazilian works, from the moment it accepted its underdeveloped position, working all elements of the "industrial plot" that was dumped in the culture Brazilian. Finally, one has the advent of erotic comedies, which would be labeled, in the future, as "pornochanchadas", since the genre had a popular character when combining comedy of customs and eroticism. During this period, Brazil underwent a military coup, which deposed the then President João Goulart, and, consequently, established a dictatorship in the country, which lasted for 21 years (1964-1985), causing Brazilian cinematographic production to be affected, directly or indirectly through this political scenario. In order to investigate the construction of meaning in a specific media production, represented by the critics of Ely Azeredo, the methodology adopted for the analysis of the corpus was the French Line Discourse Analysis / Mestre

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / In this thesis, feminist semiotic narrative methodology is applied to James Toback’s films Love & Money, Exposed, Tyson, and Seduced and Abandoned, in order to illuminate his construction of womanhood and women’s sexuality. In each film, Toback served as writer, director, and producer, giving him total creative and business control. Due to this lack of outside oversight, these four specific films are most likely to directly reflect Toback’s perspective as a filmmaker. This study employs narrative-based semiotic criticism, expanding the work of Walter Fisher and Teresa de Lauretis, to identify how Toback’s creation of world, gaze, object/subject, and desire, construct womanhood and women’s sexuality. Toback’s creation of illusory worlds emphasizes that while superficial beauty qualifies a woman as a sexual commodity for men, sex will ultimately be women’s downfall.